Double kohl tube
Double kohl tube

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Double kohl tube,

4th–5th century CE

Late Antiquity, ca. 476–700 CE
y208

Information

Title
Double kohl tube
Dates

4th–5th century CE

Medium
Transparent light green and peacock-blue glass
Dimensions
h. without handle 10.9 cm, h. with handle 14.3 cm, max. w. with handles 8.2 cm, diam. rims 3.1, 3.3 cm (4 5/16 x 5 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/4, 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W.L. Bogert, Class of 1912
Object Number
y208
Place Made

Levant

Description
In-folded, flaring rim; body in the form of double tubes; flat bottom. A coil handle on either side and a basket handle over the top, all made of greenish glass with peacock-blue striations. Thin peacock-blue thread wound around body from bottom to top.
Period
Roman (style or period)
Type
flasks (bottles), cosmetic flasks, glass
Materials
free-blown glass
Subject
stripes, green (color), peacock blue

Acquired by W.L. Bogert from Aziz Khayat in 1910; given to the Museum in 1912.

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