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Strigil handle
Greco-Roman
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale), Necropolis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
12.1 x 2.9 cm (4 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.85
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 617; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 126-127 (additional published references).
DescriptionStrigil handle with flat thin shank, terminating in bowl shaped convex above and broken ragged edge. Nearly all the blade is broken away. Green encrustation.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); necropolis. 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 1884.