A strigil is an instrument used for scraping the skin after a bath; it was used by athletes to remove sweat, dirt, and oil from their skin.

a skin scraper used by the Romans

Instrument for scraping off oil after it had been applied to the body, the Roman way of bathing.

a curved metal or bone scraper that is used for removing accumulated oil, dirt and sweat from the body after exercising

(Latin strigilis, "scraper") A scraper used by the ancient Romans to remove impurities from the skin after bathing. Although they were usually made of metal, a few glass strigils are known to exist.

A strigil was a small, curved, metal tool used in ancient Greece and Rome to scrape dirt and sweat from the body. First perfumed oil was applied to the skin, and then it would be pulled off, along with the dirt. For wealthier people, this process was often done by slaves.