Glass double cosmetic flask (kohl tube)
Rim folded out, over, and in, with deep, horizontal tooling indent below on one side; body comprising two tubes, side by side, made from a single inflated gather by pinching sides vertically to make diaphragm; small, flattened bottom; two rod handles attached to side of body over diaphragm and trail decoration in large, claw pads, drawn up and out, turned in, and trailed off on top of rim.
Single fine trail wound in a spiral twelve times around body from bottom to rim.
Intact, except for losses to part of trail; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, iridescence, and creamy brown weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass double cosmetic flask (kohl tube)
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 4th century CE
- Culture: Roman, Syrian
- Medium: Glass; blown, tooled, and trailed
- Dimensions: H.: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1251
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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