Strigil

Etruscan

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About the Artwork

Strigil

between the 4th and mid 3rd century BC

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Etruscan

Unknown

Bronze

Overall: 10 1/4 inches (26 cm)

Metalwork

Greco-Roman and Ancient European

Gift of The Etruscan Foundation, Inc.

61.140

This work is in the public domain.

Markings

In central oval stamped on handle, in upper case Greek letters: OLLO

Three stamped indentions on the front of the handle: the upper and lower identical oval stamps depict pouncing dog with something in its jaws (perhaps a rabbit); the central stamp incorporates upper-case Greek letters "OLLO" (omicron, lambda, lambda, omicron).

Provenance

until 1889, collection of Grotte San Stefano

Museo Archeologico (Florence, Italy)

1961-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

Peck, W., "Etruscan Pottery and Bronzes," Bulletin of the DIA, vol 41, no 3, 1962, pp 52-53 n.1.

DIA Statewide Services Travelling Exhibition, IMAGE AND ARTIFACT: ANCIENT ART FROM THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS, Feb 5, 1984 - Dec 16, 1985, cat no 49.

Caccioli, D. A., The Villanovan, Etruscan and Hellenistic Collections in the Detroit Institute of Arts, Monumenta Graeca et Romana, vol. 14, Leiden / Boston: Brill, 2009, cat. no. 46, pp. 86-7, ill. pl. 51-52.

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Credit Line for Reproduction

possibly Etruscan, Strigil, between the 4th and mid 3rd century BC, bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of The Etruscan Foundation, Inc., 61.140.

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