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Pale Blue-Green Single Kohl Flask

4th - 5th century AD

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Rim is rolled in, vertically; tall tubular body, widening to a bulge in the lower body with constriction above ring; diagonal tubular base ring with high central kick with pontil mark. Two ribbon handles attached to body and applied to rim (piece of handle is missing); underneath the rim and handles run three singular threads as three separate horizontal lines; just above the tubular base ring is a single wheel-cut line. Some residue; broken rim and neck, some patches of patina.

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  • Title: Pale Blue-Green Single Kohl Flask
  • Date Created: 4th - 5th century AD
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 12.1 cm., Diameter (rim): 3.6 cm., Diameter (base): 4 cm., Thickness (rim): 0.1 cm.
  • Type: Perfume and Cosmetic
  • Medium: Glass
  • Registration Number: 1907.75.31
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

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