Bronze strigil

Made:
1-400 CE
Bronze strigil, curved blade at right angles to flat handle

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Bronze strigil, curved blade at right angles to flat handle
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Bronze strigil, curved blade at right angles to flat handle, back of blade decorated with moulded ribs, Roman, 1-400AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A240611
Materials:
bronze
type:
strigil
credit:
Mousalli and Salhani