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Red figure skyphos or cup (410 BCE) depicting a nude athlete holding a strigil - used to clean the body of oil, dust and sweat after exercise. To the left is possibly a mid-race marker post. Attributed to the Amykos painter, Lucana (Southern Italy). (Archaeological Museum, Milan)
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Cartwright, M. (2012, May 10). Greek Athlete With Strigil. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/641/greek-athlete-with-strigil/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Greek Athlete With Strigil." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 10, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/641/greek-athlete-with-strigil/.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Greek Athlete With Strigil." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 May 2012. Web. 27 May 2022.
