Handle only of a bronze strigil

Made:
1-400 CE
Handle only of a bronze strigil, flat and looped back on itself

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Handle only of a bronze strigil, flat and looped back on itself
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Handle only of a bronze strigil, flat and looped back on itself, decorated with stamp of an athlete(?) or bather(?), Roman, 1-400AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A182173
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
remaining: length 115 mm
maximum: width 27 mm
type:
strigil
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)