Glass double cosmetic flask (kohl tube)
Translucent blue green; handles and trail in same color.
Thick, everted rim, folded over and in; body comprising two tubes, side by side, made from a single inflated gather by pinching sides vertically to make diaphragm; thick, flat bottom with trace of pontil scar; two heavy rod handles applied over trail to top of body as thick claw pads, drawn up and outward, and then trailed onto top of rim.
A single trail applied as a pad on side under one handle and wound down body in a spiral at least fourteen times.
Body intact, but many losses of short sections of trail, especially towards bottom; pinprick and some larger bubbles, and blowing striations; patches of dulling and areas of iridescent whitish weathering on exterior, thicker weathering and some soil encrustation on interior.
Thick, everted rim, folded over and in; body comprising two tubes, side by side, made from a single inflated gather by pinching sides vertically to make diaphragm; thick, flat bottom with trace of pontil scar; two heavy rod handles applied over trail to top of body as thick claw pads, drawn up and outward, and then trailed onto top of rim.
A single trail applied as a pad on side under one handle and wound down body in a spiral at least fourteen times.
Body intact, but many losses of short sections of trail, especially towards bottom; pinprick and some larger bubbles, and blowing striations; patches of dulling and areas of iridescent whitish weathering on exterior, thicker weathering and some soil encrustation on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass double cosmetic flask (kohl tube)
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 4th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and trailed
- Dimensions: H.: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
- Object Number: 30.115.73
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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