Glass perfume bottle
Colorless.
Outsplayed rim with plain rounded lip; cylindrical neck expanding downwards; bell-shaped body, less than one-third of total height; uneven, slightly concave bottom.
Intact; many pinprick and some larger elongated bubbles; some dulling and pitting on exterior, soil encrustation, weathering, and brilliant iridescence covering most of interior. A large lump of dry earth is loose inside the bottle.
Outsplayed rim with plain rounded lip; cylindrical neck expanding downwards; bell-shaped body, less than one-third of total height; uneven, slightly concave bottom.
Intact; many pinprick and some larger elongated bubbles; some dulling and pitting on exterior, soil encrustation, weathering, and brilliant iridescence covering most of interior. A large lump of dry earth is loose inside the bottle.
Artwork Details
- Title:Glass perfume bottle
- Period:Mid Imperial
- Date:late 1st–3rd century CE
- Culture:Roman
- Medium:Glass; blown
- Dimensions:H.: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
- Classification:Glass
- Credit Line:Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number:91.1.1287
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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