Double kohl tube
Double kohl tube

Currently not on view

Double kohl tube,

4th–5th century CE

Late Antiquity, ca. 476–700 CE
y1962-199

Information

Title
Double kohl tube
Dates

4th–5th century CE

Medium
Transparent light green glass
Dimensions
h. 12.8 cm., w. 4.0 cm., d. 2.6 cm. (5 1/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Sampson, Class of 1914, for the Alden Sampson Collection
Object Number
y1962-199
Place Made

Levant

Marks/Labels/Seals
In ink: 328460 White sticker on body: 10 Red and white sticker on body: 328460 / Sampson
Description
In-folded, slightly everted rim; body in the form of double tubes. A fine thread is wound spirally around the upper part of body, and another zigzags from upper body to rim. At the center of the bottom is a solid, circular pontil mark, 1 cm. wide.
Period
Roman (style or period)
Type
bottles, unguentaria
Materials
free-blown glass
Subject
glassblowing

Given to the Museum by Edward Sampson as part of the Alden Sampson Collection

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