Bronze strigil

Made:
500 BCE-500 CE
Bronze strigil, from the Hamonic collection, Greek

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Bronze strigil, from the Hamonic collection, Greek
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Bronze strigil, from the Hamonic collection, Greek, 500BC to 500AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A63017
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
approx: length 220 mm
max: width 44 mm
type:
strigil
credit:
Hamonic Collection

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