Kohl Vase in the Shape of a Palm Column

ca. 1390-1336 BCE (New Kingdom) H: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) Citation Source image

In ancient Egypt, vessels were formed by heating powdered glass in a furnace around a clay core. Once the glass had melted around the core, glassmakers trailed threads of molten glass around the vessel and combed the trails with a pointed tool to create patterns.

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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