Glass cosmetic flask (kohl tube)

Unknown

4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Uncertain color; handles in same glass. Tubular rim, folded out, over, and in; funnel-shaped mouth joining imperceptibly with slender cylindrical neck, which in turn joins with low, piriform body; splayed tubular foot, made by folding; deep kick in bottom with central pontil scar; two rods handles applied in large pads around neck, drawn out at an acute angle, then folded back in, and trailed off on lip of rim. Intact; pinprick bubbles, and blowing striations; severe weathering and pitting, with brilliant iridescence on exterior, whitish weathering and soil encrustation on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915