Scrapers

Reproduction of two scrapers with a curved blade with a concave surface, ending in a rounded tip. The handles have a rectangular and flat surface, they also have an opening through which a ring has been passed.

Strigyl was used in the Greek and Roman world for personal grooming; they scraped the skin that had previously been impregnated with oils to remove dust and dead cells. They had a hole in the upper part of the handle, as can be seen in these cases, to pass a ring through and thus be able to hang the utensil on another larger ring that was hung from some part of the body or clothing to make it easier to carry. hygiene objects.

First the Etruscans used it, they used them after the wars and then they passed to the Roman world, expanding their use to the personal hygiene of the general population. Oil was used because soap was not yet known in Roman times.

The strigil was used in the unctuarium or eleothesium, which was located next to the laconicum. If the baths did not have these rooms, it was normal to use the tepidarium since it was a place with a pleasant temperature.