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A Roman Bronze Strigil
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Solid cast rectangular handle with L-shaped wide curving blade, the exterior ornamented with a pointed petal in shallow relief.

Provenance:
Ex. New York Private Collection.
Condition:
Intact
References:
Naples Museum, Inv. 70079.
Pompeii, AD 79, Boston, 1978, p. 193, illus.
D. Venhoven, Les Sports dans la Grace antique: Du jeu a la competition, Ghent, 1992, pp.229-230, nos. 91-92.
Category:
Roman
Period:
Roman
Date:
c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Material:
Bronze
Length:
9 1/4" (23.5cm)
Display Stand:
Yes