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Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A sweet and petite kohl jar of a slender cylindrical form atop an integral discoid base, free-blown from translucent glass of a blue-green hue. The vessel would have originally had an applicator stick made of similarly colored glass. Fine layers of silvery iridescence have formed across the composition. Size: 1.7" W x 1.9" H (4.3 cm x 4.8 cm)

Provenance: private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, USA, acquired in May 2013; ex-Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge Antiquities Auction (May 8, 2013, part of lot 198; original applicator missing); ex-private United Kingdom collection, acquired between 1955 and 1976 in Lebanon and the Near East

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#139031

  • Condition: Original applicator missing. Minor abrasions to base and body, with light encrustations, and minor micro-bubbling within glass matrix, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits and silvery iridescence throughout.

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