- The
strigil (Latin: strigilis) or
stlengis (Ancient Gr****: στλεγγίς,
probably a
loanword from the Pre-Gr**** substrate) is a tool for the
cleansing of...
-
Callipyge statue, 1st or 2nd
Century B.C. An
Ancient Gr****
athlete using a
strigil,
which is a
device used for
cleaning off oil and dirt
Ancient Gr**** sprinters...
- for s****ing off dirt, perspiration, and oil to
cleanse the body. The
strigil was most
commonly used by male athletes,
although in
other cultures such...
-
olive oil to
cleanse themselves by
applying it to
their bodies and
using a
strigil to
remove the excess. This was
sometimes left on the
floor for the slaves...
-
bottle of oil, and a
strigil,
which is a
curved stick. They
would rub the oil on
their skin and then s****e it off
using the
strigil. In this way, they...
- the
discus thrown. Men
would oil
themselves and
remove the
excess with a
strigil (cf. the well
known Apoxyomenus of
Lysippus from the
Vatican Museum). Often...
-
sweat and dust from his body with the
small curved instrument called a
strigil.
After the
Croatian Apoxyomenos was
raised from the sea in 1999, it was...
-
small curved instrument that the Gr****s
called a
stlengis and the
Romans a
strigil. The most
renowned Apoxyomenos in
classical Antiquity was that of Lysippos...
- naked,
rubbing their bodies with
olive oil and then
cleaning with the
strigil. Historically, the
gymnasium was used for exercise,
communal bathing (Thermae)...
- most
likely s****e the by now
grimy oil with the help of a
curved metal strigil off his skin,
before finally moving to the
frigidarium with its
small pool...
