SKU | BB.1618 |
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Circa | 4th Century AD – 6th Century AD |
Dimensions | 6.1″ (15.5cm) high |
Medium | Glass |
Origin | Bethlehem |
Gallery Location | UK |
The body is in the shape of two tube connected by a common wall and a flat base. Two handles rise from the middle of the body to the rim, where they are linked by a basket handle. The decoration consists of a green trail applied on the body of the cosmetic tube.
Vessels such as this were believed to have been used to store and apply kohl-eye makeup. The fact that they consist of two tubes meant that they could have been used to store two different colours of makeup. The long tube meant that a spatula could have been inserted
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