Glass perfume bottle

3rd century CE
Not on view
Colorless with greenish tinge.
Outsplayed rim, folded unevenly over and in; tall, concave, cylindrical neck, expanding at base to join imperceptibly with small conical body; deep concave bottom.
Broken and repaired with holes in lower neck and base of side; bubbles, blowing striations, and black impurities; iridescence and creamy brown weathering.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Glass perfume bottle
  • Period:
    Late Imperial
  • Date:
    3rd century CE
  • Culture:
    Roman
  • Medium:
    Glass; blown
  • Dimensions:
    Overall: 6 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. (15.9 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm)
  • Classification:
    Glass
  • Credit Line:
    Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number:
    17.190.104
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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