Glass perfume bottle
Tall candlestick unguentarium.
Translucent pale blue green.
Fine tubular rim folded out, over, and in; flaring mouth; tall cylindrical neck, expanding downwards with tooled indent around base; squat bulbous body, expanding downwards, with slightly angular sides; shallow concave bottom.
Faint horizontal wheel-abraded band on body.
Intact; pinprick and elongated bubbles; dulling and faint iridescence on exterior; patches of soil encrustation and iridescent weathering on interior.
Translucent pale blue green.
Fine tubular rim folded out, over, and in; flaring mouth; tall cylindrical neck, expanding downwards with tooled indent around base; squat bulbous body, expanding downwards, with slightly angular sides; shallow concave bottom.
Faint horizontal wheel-abraded band on body.
Intact; pinprick and elongated bubbles; dulling and faint iridescence on exterior; patches of soil encrustation and iridescent weathering on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass perfume bottle
- Period: Mid Imperial
- Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and cut
- Dimensions: Overall: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Diam.: 2 13/16 x 1 1/4 in. (7.1 x 3.2 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.5717
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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