Glass cosmetic flask with four compartments (kohl tube) 5th–6th century Roman, Syrian Translucent blue green, appearing greenish blue at bottom; handle and trails in same 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 body, a single trail applie
Glass cosmetic flask with four compartments (kohl tube) 5th–6th century Roman, Syrian Translucent blue green, appearing greenish blue at bottom; handle and trails in same 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 body, a single trail applied near base of side and drawn up in a spiral from left to right twenty-two times, ending below rim; four larger trails, one applied to side of each compartment, applied as large pads over spiral trail near base, then drawn up vertically in tooled loops, ending on top of , but sections of spiral trail missing; some pinprick bubbles in body, many bubbles and some black impurities in handle and trails; pitting, dulling, and patches of iridescent weathering, some soil encrustation in one of Glass cosmetic flask with four compartments (kohl tube) 256697
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