Glass perfume bottle
Translucent deep green.
Thick everted rim, folded out, up, and in, with beveled upper surface and smoothed into mouth; tall cylindrical neck, with fine horizontal tooling indent around base; conical body with straight side; thick, flat bottom with large, circular pontil scar.
Neck and body decorated with modern carving: on neck, at top a continuous band of loops and sprays, with three vertical columns of symbols imitating cuneiform extending down length of neck; on body, large winged sphinx, facing left, with lion body and bearded human head, and more symbols below body between front and rear legs. Carving cuts through weathering on surface of glass, indicating that it was done in modern times.
Intact, except for slight weathered chip in rim; some elongated bubbles in neck; dulling, brownish weathering, and faint iridescence.
Thick everted rim, folded out, up, and in, with beveled upper surface and smoothed into mouth; tall cylindrical neck, with fine horizontal tooling indent around base; conical body with straight side; thick, flat bottom with large, circular pontil scar.
Neck and body decorated with modern carving: on neck, at top a continuous band of loops and sprays, with three vertical columns of symbols imitating cuneiform extending down length of neck; on body, large winged sphinx, facing left, with lion body and bearded human head, and more symbols below body between front and rear legs. Carving cuts through weathering on surface of glass, indicating that it was done in modern times.
Intact, except for slight weathered chip in rim; some elongated bubbles in neck; dulling, brownish weathering, and faint iridescence.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass perfume bottle
- Period: Mid Imperial
- Date: 2nd–3rd century CE
- Culture: Roman, Egyptian
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: Overall: 6 3/8in. (16.2cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Museum Accession
- Object Number: X.21.197
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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