Iron Age Iberian Votive Male Figure

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (25.7 grams, 65 mm).

A copper-alloy standing male idol modelled with an angular head and cropped hair, long arms held by his sides, prominent genitals.

Provenance

Acquired early 2000s.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Footnotes

Possibly a fertility idol.

CONDITION

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LOT 1176