Archaic Greek Bronze Strigil (Stlengis) ancestralmask a form of commodity money

a form of commodity money cast primarily in bronze or copper throughout West Africa

The bent arms

Northern Peru

embodying themes of maternity and nurturing

while the outer sides are accented with two hastily drawn circular motifs

Archaic Greek Bronze Strigil (Stlengis) ancestralmask a form of commodity moneyArchaic Greece, c. 500400 BC, Corinth, Greece A rare and beautifully preserved example of a bronze strigil, this elegant bathing implement is formed from hammered bronze into a distinctive zigzag handle terminating in a sharp, leaf shaped blade. The tool retains traces of an oval manufacturers stamp on the upper portion of the handle, showing a bearded, dancing male figure in relieflikely a satyrnow softly worn through age and corrosion. An