Glass perfume bottle
Translucent pale light blue.
Rim folded out, over, and in, flattened on upper surface; funnel-shaped neck with slightly bulging sides and tooled indent around base; ovoid body; glat bottom.
Complete, but crack around neck immediately below rim and other vertical cracks in neck and body; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, faint iridescence, and patches of creamy white weathering on exterior, soil encrustation and whitish weathering on interior.
Rim folded out, over, and in, flattened on upper surface; funnel-shaped neck with slightly bulging sides and tooled indent around base; ovoid body; glat bottom.
Complete, but crack around neck immediately below rim and other vertical cracks in neck and body; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, faint iridescence, and patches of creamy white weathering on exterior, soil encrustation and whitish weathering on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass perfume bottle
- Period: Early to Mid Imperial
- Date: 1st–2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown
- Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 7/16 x 1 in. (10.8 x 6.2 x 2.5 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.5829
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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