Glass miniature perfume bottle

early 1st century CE
Not on view
Opaque white.
Fine rounded rim; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, deeply tooled in around base; ovoid body; small concave bottom.
Intact; slight dulling, iridescence, and brown weathering.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass miniature perfume bottle
  • Period: Early Imperial
  • Date: early 1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; blown
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4in. (4.5cm)
    Diam.: 1 1/16 x 11/16 in. (2.7 x 1.7 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.5795
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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