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  • Gladiators’ ancient hygiene tools on exhibit in Izmir The Izmir Archaeology Museum

    06/01/2023 11:56:29 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 7 replies
    Arkeonews ^ | 22 July 2021 | By Leman Altuntaş
    Turkey’s Izmir Archaeological Museum is hosting a different exhibition this month. A bronze strigil is the museum’s guest this month as part of its “You Will See What You Can’t See“ project, in which a new, special artifact is introduced to visitors every month. The Izmir Archaeology Museum recently opened a new, unique exhibition focusing on the historical relic known as a “strigil,” which was used to cleanse the body 2,300 years ago by scraping off dirt, perspiration, and oil. The strigil in issue was unearthed during archaeological digs at Teos, one of the 12 ancient Greek towns that made...