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LOT 0301
Frankish Bronze Buckle with Phallic Symbol
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (70 grams, 86 mm).
The headplate engraved with an ithyphallic penis at the centre enclosed within concentric geometric borders, three domed studs to the perimeter; the penis motif repeated in smaller plate forming part of the tongue, oval-shaped buckle engraved with clusters of vertical lines; remains of tinning; three pierced attachment lugs to reverse; repaired.
Provenance
with Paris Hôtel Drouot, 12 July 2005, lot 152.
Private collection, Europe.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 17.191.223, for an example dated circa 600 A.D.
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LOT 0301
Frankish Bronze Buckle with Phallic Symbol
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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