1274a
Greco-Roman bronze body cleansing instrument
Estimate:
$600 - $700
Passed
Live Auction
Tydings Estate, Rugs, Paintings, Furniture and Decorative Arts
Category
Description
Classical Period, early A.D.; sickle shaped instrument used to remove grime and sweat from body, which ancients believed to hold magical properties, 10 1/2 in. L.
Condition
Age appropriate wear
Provenance
Excavated in Ephesus by August Schell in the 1960s.
