Bronze strigil (scraper)
In the Greek world, olive oil was basic for skin care. After oil was applied to the body, a strigil was used to scrape the surface of the skin clean. Numerous representations on vases indicate that athletes followed this procedure after exercising. While most examples are of bronze, strigils also exist in silver and glass.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze strigil (scraper)
- Period: Classical
- Date: 5th–4th century BCE
- Culture: Greek
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: length 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
- Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
- Object Number: 14.105.2
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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