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Estimate
GBP (£) 700 - 900
EUR (€) 840 - 1,080
USD ($) 880 - 1,130
£350 (EUR 422; USD 440) (‡+bp*)
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (81.5 grams, 68 mm).
Amuletic fascinum formed as a crescent with phallus to the right, hand in the fica gesture to the left and male genitals below; each with a loop beneath for attachment of another pendant; large loop above and attachment strap with stud.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired in Europe in 1990s.
European private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 768, for type.
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