Glass perfume bottle
Translucent deep blue green.
Rim folded out, over and in, with upper surface pressed flat; slightly flaring mouth; tall cylindrical neck, with concave sides, expanding downwards to join imperceptibly conical body; uneven bottom, with jagged pontil scar.
Complete but broken and repaired around upper neck and lower body; pinprick and elongated bubbles and blowing striations; deep pitting, dulling, and patches of brilliant iridescence on exterior, soil encrustation and limy weathering on interior.
Rim folded out, over and in, with upper surface pressed flat; slightly flaring mouth; tall cylindrical neck, with concave sides, expanding downwards to join imperceptibly conical body; uneven bottom, with jagged pontil scar.
Complete but broken and repaired around upper neck and lower body; pinprick and elongated bubbles and blowing striations; deep pitting, dulling, and patches of brilliant iridescence on exterior, soil encrustation and limy weathering on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass perfume bottle
- Period: Early to Mid Imperial
- Date: 1st–2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/16 in. (13.7 x 3.7 x 2.7 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.5832
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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