Glass cosmetic flask with four compartments (kohl tube), Late Imperial, 4th–5th century A.D., Roman, Palestine, Glass; blown, trailed, and tooled, Overall: 6 1/2in. (16.5cm), Glass, Translucent blue green; handles and trails partly in same color, partly in deep translucent blue, appearing black., Everted tubular rim, folded over and in; body comprising four tubes, side by side in a rough square shape, made from a single inflated gather by pinching and folding sides vertically to make diaphragm; flat bottom with pontil scar; four handles, applied over tops of vertical trails, drawn up and out, and down, then turned inwards and dropped onto top edge of rim
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Glass cosmetic flask, four compartments, kohl tube, Late Imperial, 4th–5th century .D, Roman, Palestine, Glass, blown, trailed, tooled, Overall, 6 1/2in, 16.5cm, Translucent blue, green, handles, trails partly, color, partly, deep translucent, blue, appearing black, Everted tubular, rim, folded, body comprising, four, tubes, side, rough square, shape, single inflated, gather, pinching, folding sides, vertically, diaphragm, flat bottom, pontil scar, handles, applied, tops, vertical trails, drawn up, out, down, turned inwards, dropped, top edge
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