Double kohl tube
Double kohl tube

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Double kohl tube,

6th–7th century

Roman or Byzantine
Late Antique to Early Byzantine
y1946-280

Information

Title
Double kohl tube
Dates

6th–7th century

Medium
Transparent light green glass; several impurities
Dimensions
pres. h. with handles 20 cm, h. without handles 11.2 cm, max. w. with handles 6.8 cm, diam. rims 3.7, 3.8 cm (7 7/8 x 4 7/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/16, 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Platt from the bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
y1946-280
Place Made

Levant

Description
In-folded, slightly everted rim; body in the form of double tubes; plain base created by a pontil scar. A fine thread wound spirally thirteen times around the body. Four trails from the bottom to the rim, looped four to five times against the body. A pair of vertical basket handles rise from the rims, bridged at the top by a third handle, perpendicular to them.
Culture
Roman (style or period), Byzantine
Period
Late Antique, Early Byzantine
Type
bottles, unguentaria, glass
Materials
free-blown glass
Subject
running ornament

Given to the Museum by Mrs. Platt from bequest of Dan Fellows Platt

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