M0014797: Two bronze Roman strigils

Previous title, replaced October 2021: Roman strigils of Bronze one has a name stamped on the handle

Photograph of a two Roman strigils made of bronze. The upper one was excavated in Rome and decorated with a grotesque animal head. It was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1929 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R7608/1936). The lower one has a name stamped on the handle, perhaps the name of the owner. It was purchased at auction in 1919 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R7628/1936). Neither item is held by Wellcome Collection.

June 1956

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10 x 12 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the items: acc. number R7608/1936 and acc. number R7628/1936

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.