Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York [The Gilliss Press] · leaf 343
d and cracked in places, and slightly bent. Ace. No. 14.105.2. 859 STRIGIL. The blade, which is narrow and fluted on its outerside, is bent to a right angle. The handle, which is in one piece with the 295 8^7 IMPLEMENTS AND UTENSILS Strigils blade and works on a spring, forms a closed rectangular… … 859 Length, $yz in. (21.4 cm.). Purchased in 1906. Perhaps from Elis. Men-tioned in the Museum Bulletin, February, 1907, p. 20. Fine, smooth, bluish-green patina. The surface is slightly corroded in places. The upper part ofthe handle, which was soldered to the blade, has been detached. Ace.…
Bronzes · Art, Ancient
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