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Handle of a strigil
Greek, East Greek
Greco-Roman Period (?)
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale), Necropolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.568
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 618; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 127 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe blade is almost entirely missing, and the handle is broken at the end. Green patina, with brown encrustation.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); necropolis. 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.