Nina Willburger on Nostr: A #Roman athlete’s toilet set: a glass aryballos (oil-flask) attached with a bronze ...

A #Roman athlete’s toilet set: a glass aryballos (oil-flask) attached with a bronze chain to a ring with strigiles. A strigilis was an instrument used to scrape dirt, sweat and oil from the skin after exercising or bathing. Dating 1st/2nd c. AD

Photo: https://dia.org/collection/oil-bottle-bronze-chain-attached-ring-strigils-106766

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