perfume bottle
Object NamePerfume Bottle
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Egypt
Techniquemosaic (ribbon glass) technique; prob. blown
SizeOverall H: 9.8 cm, Diam (body): 2.4 cm
Accession Number55.1.9
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent medium blue glass, bubbly with thick iridescent film and incrustation, overlaid with bands of medium bluish-green backed with opaque white, colorless glass with shattered gold foil, medium blue and opaque white; mosaic (ribbon glass) technique, probably blown and overlaid. Body of two part alabastron, upper section broken, body spreads down and out before tapering down into a base with a rounded point; entire surface is covered with undulating bands of alternating colors all of which spiral down to the point; pattern of bands is not fixed but is generally a wide blue-green backed with opaque white followed by thin band of blue, opaque white, and blue followed by a wide band of colorless with fractured gold foil trapped beneath; this pattern is repeated almost three complete times.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-04-19
Purchased from Dr. A. Puy-Aubert (French), Alexandria, Egypt
Purchased from Dr. A. Puy-Aubert (French), Alexandria, Egypt
Former Collection
Dr. A. Puy-Aubert
(French)
