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Iron strigil handle
Greek, East Greek
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale), Sarcophagus 9
Medium/Technique
Iron
Dimensions
2.5 x 13.7 cm (1 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession NumberRES.84.77
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
DescriptionIron handle for strigil; wound with thongs of much decayed leather. Fine condition when first found but crumbled in atmosphere. Much encrusted with earth. See second report from Assos.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); Sarcophagus 9. 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.