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Ancient Toiletries, Cosmetic, and Grooming Items
Egyptian, 18th Dynasty - Ptolemaic Period, Bronze Mirror with Wooden Handle, c. 1550 - 30 B.C.

|Egyptian| |Antiquities|, |Egyptian,| |18th| |Dynasty| |-| |Ptolemaic| |Period,| |Bronze| |Mirror| |with| |Wooden| |Handle,| |c.| |1550| |-| |30| |B.C.|
AEA30996. Egyptian mirror; see Petrie, Objects of Daily Use, pl. xxvi - xxviii, length 27 cm (10 1/2"), width 14.8 cm (5 3/4"), original red, brown, and green polychrome pigment on gesso, ribbed handle is not firmly attached but slides on a bronze tenon; verdigris and minor bend in mirror, pigment and gesso chipped on handle; rare with handle; SOLD


Hellenistic Levant, Bronze Kohl Pot, 4th - 3rd Century B.C.

|Holy| |Land| |Antiquities|, |Hellenistic| |Levant,| |Bronze| |Kohl| |Pot,| |4th| |-| |3rd| |Century| |B.C.|
Kohl, a lead ore (usually galena), was an eyeliner used by women of Egypt and the Levante, rich and poor. Kohl was not only used to enhance appearance, it was also believed to provide protection for the eyes.

The incised webbed pattern decoration imitates a traditional net design used on Amphoriskoi in the Levant for a millennia.
AA23902. Cast bronze kohl pot, Choice, green patina, encrustations, complete and intact with kohl stick, 4th - 3rd Century B.C.; elongated tapering amphoriskos form with wings, loops for suspension, squat neck, and flared lip, endowed with a female form, primarily indicated by two breasts on the upper portion of the vessel, incised web pattern designs on both sides; ex Griffin Gallery of Ancient Art (Boca Raton FL); reputedly found near Jerusalem, in Israel; SOLD


Roman, Syria Palaestina, Sprinkler Flask, 3rd - 4th Century A.D.

|Glass| |Antiquities|, |Roman,| |Syria| |Palaestina,| |Sprinkler| |Flask,| |3rd| |-| |4th| |Century| |A.D.|
Dropper bottles, such as this one, were filled with scented oil or perfume. The constriction in the neck made it easy to dispense the expensive contents one drop at a time. The swirled design was created by blowing the body into a ribbed mold, removing the glass from the mold, then blowing it again while twisting the bubble. The most unusual feature on this flask is the recessed neck, pushed into the body, a very rare feature.
AG20821. cf. Corning II 621, ROM Glass 282, Newark Museum 152, Wolf Collection 154, Carnegie Museum 213, Superb, complete and intact, attractive iridescence, globular body sprinkler flask, transparent blue glass, 11.3 cm (4 3/8") tall, 4.4 cm (1 3/4") widest diameter, beautifully made, mold-blown swirled ribs, recessed cylindrical neck, everted funnel mouth, rolled and folded in rim, kicked bottom, no pontil mark; from a Florida dealer; SOLD


Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, Glass Double |Balsamarium (Cosmetic Tube), 4th Century A.D.

|Glass| |Antiquities|, |Roman,| |Eastern| |Mediterranean,| |Glass| |Double| ||Balsamarium| |(Cosmetic| |Tube),| |4th| |Century| |A.D.|
This type was used to store eye makeup. One tube would have held kohl, a black paste made with powdered galena. The other tube would have held another color, perhaps made with an ochre clay (for red or brown) or powdered malachite (for green or blue).
AG20799. cf. Yale Gallery 323, Oppenländer 680a, ROM Glass 458, Corning II 749, Choice, complete and intact, weathering and iridescence, double balsamarium, free-blown thick heavy pale translucent blue-green glass, 20.0 cm (8") tall, two tubes joined side-by-side and sharing a thick globular bottom, applied top "basket" handle attached to applied loop on each side; from the Robert H. Cornell collection, former dealer in Eastern antiquities for 40 years; SOLD


Canaanite, Piriform Biconical Pottery Juglet, Middle Bronze II Age, c. 1950 - 1550 B.C.

|Holy| |Land| |Antiquities|, |Canaanite,| |Piriform| |Biconical| |Pottery| |Juglet,| |Middle| |Bronze| |II| |Age,| |c.| |1950| |-| |1550| |B.C.|
AA99529. Canaanite, juglet, cf. Amiran, p. 112, photo 109 (Hebrew University 2204), Choice, complete and intact, tiny chips to rim, 9.9cm (3 7/8") tall, 9.2cm (3 5/8") maximum diameter, c. 1950 - 1550 B.C.; wheel made, red-orange clay, buff slip, piriform biconical body, one strap handle from below rim to shoulder, cylindrical neck, everted rounded rim, disk base; ex Mera Antiq (Yossi Eilon, Tel Aviv), found in Israel; SOLD


Roman, Syria Palaestina, Glass Sprinkler Flask, c. Late 3rd - 4th Century A.D.

|Glass| |Antiquities|, |Roman,| |Syria| |Palaestina,| |Glass| |Sprinkler| |Flask,| |c.| |Late| |3rd| |-| |4th| |Century| |A.D.|
Dropper bottles, such as this one, were filled with scented oil or perfume. The constriction in the neck made it easy to dispense the expensive contents one drop at a time. The swirled design was created by blowing the body into a ribbed mold, removing the glass from the mold, then blowing it again while twisting the bubble.
AG21021. cf. ROM Glass 282, Isings 104b, Newark Museum 80-82, Oppenländer 493, Superb, complete and intact, areas of light weathering, sprinkler flask, well made free-blown, pale blue-green transparent glass, 8.5 cm (3 3/8") high, 6.3 cm (2 1/2") diameter, globular body with mold blown ribbing twisted spirally, short tubular neck with tooled slight constriction at base, internal washer-like sprinkler diaphragm at base of neck, flaring funnel mouth, rolled tubular and folded in rim, kicked bottom with pontil mark; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years; SOLD


Egyptian, Coptic, Wood Hair Comb, 6th - 7th Century A.D.

|Egyptian| |Antiquities|, |Egyptian,| |Coptic,| |Wood| |Hair| |Comb,| |6th| |-| |7th| |Century| |A.D.|
AB31029. Wooden comb; cf. Petrie, Objects of Daily Use, 47 - 51; length 22 cm (8 5/8"), width 7.3 cm (2 7/8"), ornamented with circular geometric patterns; warped, missing some teeth; SOLD


Roman, Glass Lattice-Patterned Flask, 3rd Century A.D.

|Glass| |Antiquities|, |Roman,| |Glass| |Lattice-Patterned| |Flask,| |3rd| |Century| |A.D.|
From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. Ex Robert Hass collection.
AG32576. Lattice-patterned flask, cf. Carnegie Museum 206, Newark Museum 81; 7 cm (2 3/4"), Choice, light green, mold-blown lattice pattern on globular body, smooth tubular neck with constriction at base, broad flattened funnel fire-rounded rim, varying shades of iridescence, bold and intact; SOLD


Roman, Palestinian, Sprinkler Flask, c. 4th Century A.D.

|Glass| |Antiquities|, |Roman,| |Palestinian,| |Sprinkler| |Flask,| |c.| |4th| |Century| |A.D.|
The Palestinian glass industry especially flourished from the early 4th to the early 5th century, when the region enjoyed a time of peace and prosperity. Conditions began to improve under Diocletian. The first Christian emperor, Constantine the Great, designated Jerusalem and the Holy Land for reconstruction. Exempted from personal taxation by an Imperial edict in 337, a large number of skilled craftsmen profited greatly from an economic boom. Urbanization increased, large new areas were put under cultivation, monasteries proliferated and synagogues were restored. The cities of Palestine, Caesarea Maritima, Jerusalem, Scythopolis, Neapolis, and Gaza reached their peak population, and the population West of the Jordan may have reached as many as one million.
AG20852. cf. Isings 104b, ROM Glass 327, Corinth II 621, Superb, complete and intact, spots of weathering and iridescence, glass dropper bottle, medium thickness yellow-green semi-transparent glass, 8.4 cm (3 1/4") high, 6.6 cm (2 5/8") maximum diameter, globular body with mold blown ribs, tubular neck tapering to a tooled constriction at top of shoulder, internal sprinkler diaphragm at base of neck, flaring mouth, vertical rim with folded stepped flange, fire rounded rim, kicked bottom with pontil mark; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years; rare with this rim; SOLD


Roman, Glass Sprinkler Flask, 3rd - 4th Century A.D.

|Glass| |Antiquities|, |Roman,| |Glass| |Sprinkler| |Flask,| |3rd| |-| |4th| |Century| |A.D.|
Dropper bottles, such as this one, were filled with scented oil or perfume. The constriction in the neck made it easy to dispense the expensive contents one drop at a time. The swirled design was created by blowing the body into a ribbed mold, removing the glass from the mold, then blowing it again while twisting the bubble.
AG21025. cf. ROM Glass 282, Isings 104b, Newark Museum 80-82, Oppenländer 493, Superb, complete and intact, spots of internal encrustation, mild weathering and some iridescence, dropper flask, 9.2 cm (3 5/8") high, 6.5 cm (2 1/2") maximum diameter, pale amber glass, slightly lopsided rolled and folded in rim, short funnel mouth, tubular neck with tooled constriction near the bottom, internal washer-like sprinkler diaphragm constriction at base of neck, globular body with spiral mold blown ribs (most visible on the shoulder), slightly convex bottom with pontil mark; from the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years; SOLD




  




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REFERENCES

Hayes, J. Greek and Greek-Style Painted and Plain Pottery in the Royal Ontario Museum. (Toronto, 1992).
Kelley, A. The Pottery of Ancient Egypt Dynasty I to Roman Times. (Toronto, 1976).
Lafli, E. (ed.). Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Bronzes from Anatolia and Neighbouring Regions. Bar 3038. (Oxford, 2021).
Malloy, A. Artifacts of Ancient Civilizations, 2000 Objects Under $300. (New York, 1997).
Petrie, F. Objects of Daily Use. (London, 1927).
Petrie, F. The funeral furniture of Egypt with stone and metal vases. (London, 1925).
Skupinska-Lovset, I. The Ustinov collection: The Palestinian pottery. (Oslo, 1976).

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