Small kohl flask, Syria, 12th - 13th century Spindle-shaped flask in translucent purple-brown glass marbled with white threads, its cylindrical neck with swollen base and slightly hemmed lip. H. 11.5 cm Little missing at the base. Similar flasks can be found in the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait under inventory number LN 118 g, or in the National Museum in Damascus (602 A). Provenance : - Royal Athena Galleries, New York, 2013. - Former J.M.E. Collection, New York.