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The shape of the strigil and its spring handle identify it as a type that became established in the first half of the first century B.C. The inscription probably gives the name of the owner, Agemachos.
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Title: Bronze strigil (scraper)
Period: Imperial
Date: 1st century BCE–1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Other: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1082
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