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LOT 0637
Roman Bronze Strigil
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
9 1/4 in. (50 grams, 23.5 cm).
Comprising a shallow U-section curved head and rectangular handle folded at the top to create a suspension loop to reverse; repaired.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market around 2000.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.5468, for similar.
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