Glass double cosmetic flask (kohl tube). Culture: Roman, Syrian. Dimensions: Overall: 4 5/8in. (11.8cm). Date: 4th century A.D..Translucent light blue; handles and trail in same color, streaked with opaque brown red.Everted tubular 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; pontil mark on thick, flattened bottom; two rod handles attached to upper body, drawn up, out, then turned down and in, and trailed onto edge of rim.Single fine trail applied as a pad on upper body, drawn up and wound in a spiral twice around body below handles, then wound down nine times ending near bottom.Body intact, but some parts of trail missing; pinprick and larger bubbles, and blowing striations; dulling and iridescent weathering on exterior, thick creamy weathering and iridescence on interior. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.