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Scraper (strigil)
Italic
Late Archaic Period
about 500 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Classical Department Purchase Fund in memory of Miss Grace Nelson
Accession Number61.379
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 589; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 126 (additional published references).
DescriptionBronze strigil, (used for bathing and scraping olive-oil).The handle has a relatively short, tapering end. The end was soldered to the blade.
Condtion: Yellow ("Tiber") patina, cleaned.
Condtion: Yellow ("Tiber") patina, cleaned.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: said to have been found near Bologna with objects 61.375, 61.376, 61.377, and 61.378; by 1960: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 10, 1961: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G. for $ 1400 - (this is the total price of 61.375-61.379).