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| Titles |
Strigil: |
| Name |
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Name |
The Cesnola Collection, purchased by subscription, 1874-76 |
| Type of Resource |
three dimensional object |
| Genre |
Equipment |
| Abstract |
Bronze strigil stamped with a star and inscription L.MUC.F. |
| Physical Location |
The Met Fifth Avenue |
| URL |
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/244347 |
| Extent |
L: 22.2 cm |
| Form |
tactile material |
| Note |
Used by athletes to scrape oil and sand off the skin for cleansing.The inscription reads 'Lucius Mucius fecit'. |
| Access Condition |
Open Access for Scholarly Content |
| Access Condition |
CC0 1.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
--Bronze--Roman--Imperial--Equipment--Strigil--Inscription------1st c. CE |
| Note |
Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Bronze strigil (scraper)." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online. Accessed November 22, 2017.
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/244347 |