Strigil
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The strigil or stlengis is a tool for cleansing the body by scraping off dirt and perspiration, as well as oil that was applied before bathing in Ancient Greek and Roman cultures. In these cultures th
Bronze strigil (Roman, 1st century AD, Walters Art Museum
Roman strigils, 1st century BC
Strigil Sarcophagus in Saint-Victor de Marseille Abbey
The Tepidarium by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1881
Croatian Apoxyomenos
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The Croatian Apoxyomenos is an Ancient Greek statue cast in bronze in the 2nd or 1st century BC; it was discovered in 1996 on the bottom of the sea near the Croatian islet of Vele Orjule, southeast of
Strigil
…are represented throughout Greek, Roman, and Etruscan cultures in varying ways. Strigils were often depicted alongside olive oil and an athlete. The Croatian Apoxyomenos is a bronze statue that displays the use of a strigil by an athlete. Strigils were also represented on some sarcophagi, such as the marble strigil…
Zagreb Apoxyomenos figure
Replica showing how the statue appeared when it was found
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