Glass perfume bottle

1st–early 2nd century CE

Not on view

Thick-walled bottle, containing traces of a red pigment, identified as the mineral cinnabar.
Translucent green.
Everted rim, folded over and in, with beveled upper surface; cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downwards, then tooled in around base; elongated conical body, curving in to uneven, concave bottom.
Intact; pinprick and elongated bubbles, with blowing striations; deep pitting and brilliant iridescence on exterior, encrustation and weathering on interior.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Glass perfume bottle
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st–early 2nd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions: H.: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.1269
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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