Glass double cosmetic flask (kohl tube)

Roman

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Translucent blue green; handles and trail in same color.

Thick, everted rim, folded over and in; body comprising two tubes, side by side, made from a single inflated gather by pinching sides vertically to make diaphragm; thick, flat bottom with trace of pontil scar; two heavy rod handles applied over trail to top of body as thick claw pads, drawn up and outward, and then trailed onto top of rim.

A single trail applied as a pad on side under one handle and wound down body in a spiral at least fourteen times.

Body intact, but many losses of short sections of trail, especially towards bottom; pinprick and some larger bubbles, and blowing striations; patches of dulling and areas of iridescent whitish weathering on exterior, thicker weathering and some soil encrustation on interior.

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