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Pale Green Single Kohl Bottle

4th - 5th century AD

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

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

Single kohl bottle/unguentarium: rolled-in rim; flaring mouth; long neck that fluently runs over into the convex body; closed tubular base edge and concave base. Decoration: two ribbon handles applied to neck and attached to rim. One is broken, some remnant of this one remains on the neck, none on the rim. Some residue/dirt inside vessel; large areas are covered in a thick layer of patina/dirt; one broken handle.

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  • Title: Pale Green Single Kohl Bottle
  • Date Created: 4th - 5th century AD
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 10.9 cm., Diameter (rim): 5.9 cm., Diameter (base): 4.8 cm., Thickness (rim): 0.1 cm.
  • Type: Perfume and Cosmetic
  • Medium: Glass
  • Registration Number: 1892.3.10
Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

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