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LOT 0186

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GBP (£) 1,200 - 1,700
EUR (€) 1,450 - 2,060
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£600 (EUR 726; USD 773) (+bp*)

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ROMAN BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF PRIAPUS
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (31.7 grams total, 63 mm including stand).

Modelled in the round, standing wearing a paenula, his two hands holding up the hem to support a pile of fruits on his erect penis; mounted on a custom-made stand.

PROVENANCE:
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 136, for type.

CONDITION