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| Keywords: Roman - Strigil - Walters 541926.jpg Strigils were used by Greeks and Romans to scrape layers of sand and oil from their bodies after exercising The strigil and the aryballos a small oil container were the basic equipment of all athletes in the ancient world Grave steles vases and statues often depict athletes carrying or using this essential instrument of their profession century 1 AD bronze cm 22 1 accession number 54 1926 22654 Henry Walters Baltimore 1930 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 place of origin Roman Empire Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Strigils Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
