Marbled glass perfume bottle
Translucent blue and opaque white.
Rim folded out, over, and in, and smoothed into sides of flaring mouth; short, cylindrical neck, expanding downwards to join imperceptibly with ovoid body; flattened, slightly concave bottom. Numerous trails applied to gather and marvered into surface, forming an irregular way pattern extending from rim to bottom.
Intact; some bubbles; deep pitting, dulling, and patches of iridescence and creamy white weathering.
Oval blue and white blown glass marbled perfume bottle.
Rim folded out, over, and in, and smoothed into sides of flaring mouth; short, cylindrical neck, expanding downwards to join imperceptibly with ovoid body; flattened, slightly concave bottom. Numerous trails applied to gather and marvered into surface, forming an irregular way pattern extending from rim to bottom.
Intact; some bubbles; deep pitting, dulling, and patches of iridescence and creamy white weathering.
Oval blue and white blown glass marbled perfume bottle.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marbled glass perfume bottle
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: early to mid-1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown, trailed, and marvered
- Dimensions: 2 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (6.1 × 3.2 cm)
Lip diameter: 3/4 in. (2 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.195
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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