Lot Essay
For similar vessels see nos. 207-209, p. 105-106 in Goldstein, Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass.
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CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ACHAEMENID CORE-FORMED GLASS KOHL TUBE
Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
Opaque black in color, square in section, tapering to a slightly rounded base, decorated with opaque white thread tooled into a feather pattern, ornamented with a band of yellow and white at the top and just above the base, and a white knob in the four corners of the shoulder
2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm) high
Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
Opaque black in color, square in section, tapering to a slightly rounded base, decorated with opaque white thread tooled into a feather pattern, ornamented with a band of yellow and white at the top and just above the base, and a white knob in the four corners of the shoulder
2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm) high