Glass cosmetic flask with four compartments (kohl tube), Late Imperial or Early Byzantine, 5th–6th century A.D., Roman, Syrian, Glass; blown and trailed, H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green, appearing greenish blue at bottom; handle and trails in same color., Rim folded out, round, and in; body comprising four tubes, side by side in a square, made from a single inflated gather by pinching sides vertically to make diaphragms; thick, flattened bottom with trace of pontil scar; basket handle made from three separate rods: two applied over trail decoration as vertical loops at sides, then a thicker rod applied on top of them in an arching loop
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Glass cosmetic flask, four compartments, kohl tube, Late Imperial, Early Byzantine, 5th–6th century .D, Roman, Syrian, Glass, blown, trailed, H, 7 3/4, 19.7 cm, Translucent blue, green, appearing greenish, blue, bottom, handle, trails, color, Rim folded, out, round, body comprising, four, tubes, side, square, single inflated, gather, pinching sides, vertically, diaphragms, thick, flattened bottom, trace, pontil scar, basket handle, three separate, rods, two applied, trail decoration, vertical loops, sides, thicker rod, applied, top, arching loop
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