Saddleflask
Kohl Stick
86-35-56
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 86-35-56 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Manufacture Location | Syro-Palestine (uncertain) |
| Period | Roman Period |
| Date Made | 200-399 CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Glass | Bronze |
| Technique | Blown |
| Description | Glass double-balsamarium/saddleflask. Heavily encrusted/irridescent glass; twin cylindrical bodies each with and insert tube of bronze; rolled rim and applied thick strap handle. One side, broken rim and detached handle. Original bronze applicator preserved; embedded in vessel contents. |
| Height | 17.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of George and Henry J. Vaux, 1985 |
| Other Number | GL14 (Ancient Glass Project) - Other Number |
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