A Greek bronze strigilis (stlengis), 5th - 4th... Lot 33

A Greek bronze strigilis (stlengis), 5th - 4th century B.C. Bronze scraper for sporting and cosmetic purposes in the form typical of the Greek classical period. The curved, broad scraper with a hollow groove merges into the narrower handle, which widens again at the end and breaks over. After the bend, the recurved handle tapers significantly and, after a step at the level of the scraper base, merges into a lancet-shaped end. Surface with green patina and oxide deposits. Apart from a fine hairline crack in the center of the scraper, intact. Length 23 cm. Provenance: South German private collection of a doctor, acquired in the 1980s in the art trade. Condition: II -