CNG 88, Lot: 2174. Estimate $500. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Bronze strigil. Roman, 1st-3rd centuries AD. Long, curved blade tapering to a point, incised with fish and spiral ornamentation around linear design resembling a column. Rectangular handle fenestrated towards base. Maximum length: 29.1cm. See CNG 72, lot 2894 for a very similar example. Green and brown patina. Intact. With stand.