A ROMAN BRONZE STRIGIL
A ROMAN BRONZE STRIGIL

CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN BRONZE STRIGIL
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The long, curving blade tapering to a point, incised on the upper surface with the knuckles, cuticles and nail of a human finger, the length divided into two registers, each with several species of fish formed by dots, divided by a groove, an elaborate amphora formed by dots above the rectangular fenestrated handle; traces of gilding preserved throughout
12½ in. (31.8 cm.) long
Provenance
German Art Market, early 1980s.
Scheuermann Collection, Cologne.

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