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equipment for personal use: grooming, hygiene and health care
equipment for personal use: grooming, hygiene and health care

equipment for personal use: grooming, hygiene and health care

Object NameStrigil
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-399 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire
Techniquedrawn, tooled
SizeOverall W: 1 cm, Diam: 9.6 cm
Accession Number66.1.111
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent yellowish brown. Drawn and tooled. Strigil, consisting of ribbon-like strip of glass with concave-convex cross section. Upper end is bent back, down, and in to form loop for suspension; strip descends vertically, then curves forward, down, and out, and tapers to point.
Provenance
Source Sergio Sangiorgi (Italian) - 1966
Former Collection Giorgio Sangiorgi (Italian, 1886-1965)

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