A Roman bronze strigil
Circa 1st Century A.D.
With concave tapering blade, the cylindrical handle fenestrated, the exterior of the blade and upper portion of the handle with delicately incised linear decoration, a punched shrub with curling tendrils on the blade, and a dotted wavy line on each side of the curving exterior, 21.2cm high注脚Provenance:
Private collection, Germany, 1950s-1970s.
NB collection, Wiltshire, acquired from the above.
with Helios Gallery, London.
Private collection, UK, acquired from the above 29 November 2004.