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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.  Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Strigil ("Stlengis") Inscribed for its Owner, Apollodoros
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.  Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Strigil ("Stlengis") Inscribed for its Owner, Apollodoros

AAT Object Form/FunctionStrigils
CultureGreek
Date4th-3rd Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman
Dimensions8 11/16 x 1 1/2 in. (22.1 x 3.8 cm)
Object number1988.001
Exhibition HistoryRecent Acquisitions, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, July 14 - September 15, 1988
The Fragrant Past: Perfumes of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, April 5 - June 25, 1989
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - March 1996
Nike: Victory and Competition at the Ancient Greek Festival Games, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 30 - August 18, 1996
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1996 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 58.
ProvenanceEx coll. Barbara and Lawrence (1925-1997) Fleischman, New York, New York.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art