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Glass perfume bottle

Glass perfume bottle. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Diam.: 2 5/16 x 13/16 in. (5.9 x 2.1 cm). Date: 1st century A.D..
Colorless with pale blue green tinge.
Rim folded out, over, and in, with beveled upper surface; slightly flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, slightly tooled in around base; broad, ovoid body; small, slight concave bottom.
Horizontal tooled indent around upper part of body.
Intact; pinprick and a few larger bubbles; deep pitting and brilliant iridescent weathering on exterior, limy encrustation and creamy brown weathering on interior.
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Title:
Glass perfume bottle
Caption:
Glass perfume bottle. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: Overall: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm) Diam.: 2 5/16 x 13/16 in. (5.9 x 2.1 cm). Date: 1st century A.D.. Colorless with pale blue green tinge. Rim folded out, over, and in, with beveled upper surface; slightly flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, slightly tooled in around base; broad, ovoid body; small, slight concave bottom. Horizontal tooled indent around upper part of body. Intact; pinprick and a few larger bubbles; deep pitting and brilliant iridescent weathering on exterior, limy encrustation and creamy brown weathering on interior.
Technique/material:
Glass; blown and tooled
Period:
Early Imperial
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location:
ROMAN EMPIRE
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)