Roman Bronze Aryballos and Strigil Set

Roman Bronze Aryballos and Strigil Set, ca. 2nd Century AD. A bronze athlete’s toilet set composed of an aryballos (a small oil flask) and a strigil used for scraping oil, sweat, and dirt from the skin after exercise. Such sets were typical of ancient athletic hygiene practices, especially in Greek and Roman gymnasia, where oil was applied before training and then removed with the strigil afterward. Ex Artemission, London, 2008. Strigil L. 9 1/4", Aryballos W. 2 1/4" (23.5 cm and 5.7 cm)..