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Pale Green Double Kohl Flask

4th - 5th century AD

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

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

Rolled-in rim; u-shaped body divided into two tubular compartments; flattened base. Two coil handles attached to each side that run out into one basket handle above the vessel; middle part of the body is decorated with horizontal threads; from rim to upper part of lower body run two looped trails, each touched down to side of tube approximately 3 times; separately applied seems to have been a basket handle, only one little piece on one side is left over. Some dirt residue inside vessel; missing basket handle.

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  • Title: Pale Green Double Kohl Flask
  • Date Created: 4th - 5th century AD
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 9.9 cm., Diameter (rim): 4.9 cm., Thickness (rim): 0.1 cm.
  • Type: Perfume and Cosmetic
  • Medium: Glass
  • Registration Number: 1892.3.14
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

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