Glass double cosmetic flask (kohl tube)
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Translucent yellowish green; handles and trail in same color.
Tubular rim folded out, over, and in; body comprising two tubes, side by side, made from a single inflated gather by pinching sides vertically to make a diaphragm; thick, flattened bottom with prominent pontil pad; two rod handles attached to side of body over trail in large, claw pads, drawn up and out, turned in, and trailed off on edge and top of rim.
Single trail applied as a pad on upper body and wound down in a spiral six and a half times, ending on lower body.
Broken and repaired, with cracks and two holes in body below handles, and several parts of trail missing; pinprick bubbles; slight dulling and iridescence on exterior, some reddish soil encrustation and brilliant weathering on interior.
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