Roman Double Cosmetic Glass Tube, 4th Century CE - 6th Century CE
Glass
height 15.5 cm
height 6 1/8 in
height 6 1/8 in
BB.1618
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,...
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.
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.