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Late Roman Razor in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009
Razor with Hercules
Creator: Roman (Artist)
Period: 4th century (Late Antique)
Medium: bone and iron (Ivory & Bone)
Accession Number: 71.2
Measurements: 3 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 7/16 in. (9 x 6 x 1.1 cm)
The handle of this razor (now highly corroded) is formed by the curving body of a leopard framing Hercules, with his lion skin and club. Roman men liked to identify themselves with such heroic, mythological figures, just as women had their toilet articles decorated with images of Venus, the goddess of love. This piece could also have been a "strigil," used for scraping sweat and dirt from the skin after exercise or a steam bath.
Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/38888/razor-with-hercules/
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Creator: Roman (Artist)
Period: 4th century (Late Antique)
Medium: bone and iron (Ivory & Bone)
Accession Number: 71.2
Measurements: 3 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 7/16 in. (9 x 6 x 1.1 cm)
The handle of this razor (now highly corroded) is formed by the curving body of a leopard framing Hercules, with his lion skin and club. Roman men liked to identify themselves with such heroic, mythological figures, just as women had their toilet articles decorated with images of Venus, the goddess of love. This piece could also have been a "strigil," used for scraping sweat and dirt from the skin after exercise or a steam bath.
Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/38888/razor-with-hercules/
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