cosmetic tube
Object NameCosmetic Tube
Made FromGlass
Date300-499
Place MadeRoman Empire; Syro-Palestine
TechniqueBlown, applied
SizeOverall H: 11.5 cm; Rim Diam: 3.2 cm
Accession Number67.1.13
Credit LineGift of Mr. S. J. Caraher
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGreen transparent (body), yellowish green transparent (handles); blown, handles applied. Cosmetic tube, with two opposed handles. Rim outsplayed, with tubular lip made by folding up and in; neck tubular, narrower at bottom than at top; walls plays, then tapers; base plain, with flat underside; pontil mark. Handles dropped onto junction of neck and wall, drawn up in two loops; lower (smaller) loop attached to neck and upper loop attached to outside of rim, with excess glass drawn over attachment. Green glass has many small, elongated bubbles.Provenance
Source
S. J. Caraher
- 1967
