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Strigil (Skin Scraper)
4th Century BCE9 x 1 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (22.8 x 2.8 x 8 cm)
Greek artist
Greece
Object Type:
Metalwork
Medium and Support:
Bronze
Credit Line:
The C. Herbert Ocumpaugh Collection
Accession Number:
1928.7
Location: Currently on view
Collection:
The C. Herbert Ocumpaugh Collection
Strigils were used by ancient Greeks and Romans to scrape dirt and oils off their skin after they bathed or exercised.
[Gallery label text, 2004]
[Gallery label text, 2004]
Provenance
C. Herbert Ocumpaugh, Rochester, NY (1864-1929); his gift to the University and the Gallery in 1928
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- C. Herbert Ocumpaugh Collection of Egyptian and Graeco-Roman antiquities 2/7/1929 - 3/31/1929
- The Olympics in Art: an exhibition of works of art related to Olympic sports 1/13/1980 - 3/2/1980
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
- Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. The Olympics in Art: An Exhibition of Works of Art Related to Olympic Sports. Utica, NY: Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, 1980.
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Web Links
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Ocumpaugh property at 51-55 Main Street East
Note from the Rochester Images project, direct url: http://photo.libraryweb.org/carlweb/jsp/DoSearch?databaseID=716&count=10&terms=19789&index=z
"The Ocumpaugh family was prominent in Rochester for many years. E. Ocumpaugh sold ready-made clothing from a shop at 71 Main Street in the 1840s. Later the "Ocumpaugh Building", occupied a space on the south side of the west end of the Main Street Bridge into which the "Y" moved in February 1876. In the mid-1920s, C. Herbert Ocumpaugh presented his collection of Egyptian and Eastern-Mediterranian antiquities to the Memorial Art Gallery."
"The Ocumpaugh family was prominent in Rochester for many years. E. Ocumpaugh sold ready-made clothing from a shop at 71 Main Street in the 1840s. Later the "Ocumpaugh Building", occupied a space on the south side of the west end of the Main Street Bridge into which the "Y" moved in February 1876. In the mid-1920s, C. Herbert Ocumpaugh presented his collection of Egyptian and Eastern-Mediterranian antiquities to the Memorial Art Gallery."