Rod with Spoon-Shaped End (Cosmetic Applicator)
Rod with Spoon-Shaped End (Cosmetic Applicator)
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Dateabout 1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsL: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); W: 5/16 in. (0.7 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2407C
Not on View
DescriptionNo evidence of bubbles.
Transparent to translucent decolored glass with slight yellowish tinge (5 Y 7/2).
Solid rod with slight downward taper. Small flattened "spoon" with raised edges at one end and pointed end at other. "Spoon" bends up at an angle of ca. 40 degrees.
Twisted rod.
Glass; drawn and tooled.
Exhibition HistoryCedar Rapids Museum of Art, Art in Roman LIfe: Villa to Grave, September 2003-August 2005.2nd-5th century CE
Late 18th Dynasty (about 1350–1300 BCE)
1st century CE
3rd-4th century
Probably second quarter of first century
Probably second quarter of first century
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