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8. Kohl Tube

Accession Number 2003.162
Dimensions H. 9.4, Diam. rim 1.0, max. Diam. 1.4 cm; Wt. 27.51 g
Date Fifth century BCE
Production Area Western Asiatic, probably northwestern Iran, area of Ardebil, perhaps Azerbaijan
Material Dark blue; opaque red and yellow glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Rod-formed; applied marvered threads
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Condition

Condition is good, with some signs of wear and discoloration and some iridescence. Small areas of the decoration have fallen off, especially on the bottom.

Description

Rounded vertical rim; cylindrical body, tapering toward the rim; convex bottom.

Dark blue ground decorated with marvered red and yellow threads that are spirally wound, seven and six times respectively, from rim to bottom, and which are dragged upward, forming a festoon pattern.

Comments and Comparanda

See cat. 7.

Provenance

By 1974–1988, Erwin Oppenländer, 1901–1988 (Waiblingen, Germany), by inheritance to his son, Gert Oppenländer, 1988; 1988–2003, Gert Oppenländer (Waiblingen, Germany), sold to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003

Bibliography

, p. 50, no. 110; p. 50, plate no. 110.

, p. 24 n. 4; pp. 28, 36, IIC.1, fig. 42.

Exhibitions

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity (Malibu, 2005–2006; 2007; 2009–2010)

Gläser der Antike: Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer (Hamburg and Cologne, 1974–1975)