Glass double cosmetic flask (kohl tube), Late Imperial, 4th–5th century A.D. or later, Roman, Syrian, Glass; blown, trailed, and tooled, H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Glass, Translucent blue green; handles in same color., Everted rim, folded in and down sides of neck; body comprising two tubes, side by side, made from a single inflated gather by pinching sides vertically to make diaphragm; thick, flattened bottom with pontil scar; basket handle made from seven separate rods: on sides of body, two trails applied as pads, drawn up vertically in three tooled, angular loops, ending on top of rim; M-shaped trail applied as a large pad on top of one of the side trails, drawn across mouth to rim at junction of the two tubes, and ending on top of the other side trail; above this, trail drawn up and down, with acute angle at apex; then two trails applied to rim on either side of junction of the two tubes, draw up vertically, tooled in, and formed into two small round loops above, ending on top of apex; final trail applied to top of loops and drawn up and down, with acute angle at apex
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Glass double cosmetic flask, kohl tube, Late Imperial, 4th–5th century .D, later, Roman, Syrian, Glass, blown, trailed, tooled, H, 7 7/8, 20 cm, Translucent blue, green, handles, color, Everted rim, folded, down sides, neck, body comprising, two, tubes, side, single inflated, gather, pinching, vertically, diaphragm, thick, flattened bottom, pontil scar, basket handle, seven separate, rods, sides, body, two trails, applied, pads, drawn up, three tooled, angular loops, ending, top, rim, M-shaped trail, large pad, side across, mouth, junction, tubes, trail drawn, up, down, acute angle, apex, draw, formed, small, round, loops, final
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