Kohl tube
Kohl tube

On view

East-West Artwalk
Haskell Education Center

Kohl tube,

4th–5th century CE

Roman
Roman Imperial Period, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
1995-218

Information

Title
Kohl tube
Dates

4th–5th century CE

Medium
Transparent dark green glass
Dimensions
h. 11.2 cm., diam. rim 4.5 cm., diam. base 4.3 cm. (4 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Elliott M. Sanger and Kenneth E. Sanger in memory of Edward Naumburg Jr., Class of 1924
Object Number
1995-218
Place Made

Asia, Levant (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Turkey, and adjacent areas)

Description
Fire-polished rim; flaring mouth; slender, ovoid body; wide, conical, pushed-in base; body covered with oblique ribbing; pair of small, angular coil handles from upper body to rim. Fine thread wound around neck. At the center of the bottom is an annular pontil mark, 1.5 cm. wide.
Culture
Roman (style or period)
Period
Imperial (Roman)
Type
bottles, unguentaria
Materials
free-blown glass
Subject
glassblowing

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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