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LOT 0177

Roman Bronze Strigil

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

8 in. (394 grams total, 20.5 cm high including stand).

With C-section profile to the blade, rectangular handle with openwork slots to the upper end, impressed fishtail motif at the lower; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Ex Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819?-1899), France.
Acquired from Jack-Philippe Ruellan, 4 April 2009, no.279.

Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.111441.

Literature

Cf. Roach Smith, C., The Antiquities of Richborough, Reculver and Lymne in Kent, London, 1850, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0177

Roman Bronze Strigil

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105

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