Glass double cosmetic flask (kohl tube)
Thick, everted tubular 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; pontil mark on large, flattened bottom.
Trail applied as a broad pad on side of body and drawn up and down in an irregular vertical zigzag pattern, extending from rim across upper body, then wound over the bottom of some of the zigzag and down in a spiral twelve and a half times, ending around lower body.
Body intact, but losses to some of spiral trail; some pinprick, large, and elongated bubbles, and a few black impurities; dulling, small areas of soil encrustation, and iridescent weathering.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass double cosmetic flask (kohl tube)
- Period: Late Imperial
- Date: 4th–5th century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown, tooled, and trailed
- Dimensions: H.: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1315
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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