角形小瓶かくがたこびん

  • イラン北西部
  • 紀元前5-紀元前4世紀
  • H-8.1 W-1.4

 ロッド技法で作られた柱状の容器。本体は風化によって全面が淡褐色に変化しており、本来の色は不明。張り出した肩部から短い頚部が伸びる。底部はほぼ平ら。肩から底部まで青緑色ガラスの紐が螺旋状に巻かれ、ジグザク文が施される。さらに四隅には肩部から底部まで橙色のガラス紐が、肩部には本体と同じガラスの突起が貼り付けられる。口縁にも橙色ガラスが貼り付けられる。四隅の貼り付け部も含め胴部全体が角柱形になるようにきっちりと成形されている。コールと呼ばれる目の周囲を黒く塗るための顔料を入れる容器である。この容器はアケメネス朝ペルシア時代のイランで製作された。

Catalogue Entry

Vessel made from pillar-shaped rod-formed glass. The main body of the vessel has been weathered overall to a light brown surface color, and the original color of the glass is undetermined. A small neck extends from the sharply jutting shoulders. The base is almost flat. Threads of turquoise glass spiral in a zigzag pattern from the shoulders to the base. The four corners of the body have been fitted with projecting orange glass threads which extend from shoulders to base, and protrusions the same color as the body have been attached to the shoulders. Orange glass has also been attached to the mouth area. The four corner attachments give the overall body a clearly formed, squared pillar shape. This was used as a bottle for a substance known as kohl. This cosmetic paste was used to dye the area around the wearer's eyes black. Vessels of this shape were produced in Iran during the Achaemenid dynasty.