Bronze strigil (scraper)

Unknown

1st century BCE–1st century CE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906