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Strigil (Scraper)

Strigil (Scraper)

Artist/Maker
Date5th century BCE
place excavatedTaras, South Italy, Europe
MediumBronze with green patina
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 × 1 15/16 × 5 3/8 in. (22.5 × 4.9 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineR. T. Miller Jr. Fund
Object number1951.23
Status
On view
ProvenanceExcavated 1927 by Cav. Francesco Monticelli [1863-1927], athlete's tomb at Tarentum (modern day Taranto), Italy. (Piero Tozzi [1882-1974], New York and Florence); purchased 1951 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Collections
  • On View
  • Ancient
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