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Glass perfume bottle

Unknown Artist

Translucent pale blue.

Thick rim, folded out, over and in, flattened on top and forming uneven opening to mouth; cylindrical neck, tapering slightly downwards and tooled in deeply around base; conical body with straight sides; deep, pointed kick in bottom with large circular pontil scar.

Intact; pinprick bubbles; areas of pitting and iridescent weathering.

Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

3rd-4th century A.D.
Glass; blown
7.1cm
74.51.5752
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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