Glass perfume bottle

first half of 1st century CE
Not on view
Translucent turquoise blue.
Everted rim with rounded outer lip; cylindrical neck; squat piriform body; concave bottom.
Body complete, but missing two-thirds of rim; pinprick and some large bubbles; pitting, small patches of whitish weathering, and iridescence on exterior, soil encrustation and whitish weathering on interior.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Glass perfume bottle
  • Period:
    Early Imperial
  • Date:
    first half of 1st century CE
  • Culture:
    Roman
  • Medium:
    Glass; blown
  • Dimensions:
    H.: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
  • Classification:
    Glass
  • Credit Line:
    Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number:
    91.1.1350
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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