Rod with Spoon-Shaped End (Cosmetic Applicator)
Rod with Spoon-Shaped End (Cosmetic Applicator)
Place of OriginRoman Empire
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
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1350–1300 BCE
First half of 3rd century CE
about 1st-2nd century CE
3rd-4th century
Probably second quarter of 1st century
1st-2nd century CE
1st-2nd century CE
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