Double kohl tube
Double kohl tube

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Double kohl tube,

4th century CE

Late Antiquity, ca. 476–700 CE
1995-189

Information

Title
Double kohl tube
Dates

4th century CE

Medium
Transparent light and dark blue glass
Dimensions
h. 11.7 cm., w. 6.8 cm., d. 2.7 cm. (4 5/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Elliott M. Sanger and Kenneth E. Sanger in memory of Edward Naumburg Jr., Class of 1924
Object Number
1995-189
Place Made

Levant

Description
In-folded, slightly flaring rim; body in the form of double tubes; flat base. A fine thread is wound spirally around body; another zigzags around the lower body. Pair of small, dark blue, angular coil handles from upper body to rim.
Period
Roman (style or period)
Type
bottles, unguentaria
Materials
free-blown glass
Subject
glassblowing

Excavated in Syria at Khirbet el Samra; formerly in the collection of Edward S. Naumburg, Jr. '24; given to the Museum in 1995 by Elliott M. Sanger and Kenneth E. Sanger

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