Tools and EquipmentRoman1st century BCE-3rd century CE

Strigil (Scraper)

1st century BCE-3rd century CE

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

1st century BCE-3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

16.3 x 8.2 x 1.2 cm (6 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of the Peabody Museum of Harvard University, no. 16.445.

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