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LOT 1794
Late Medieval Stone Mould with Phallic Motif
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (910 grams, 20.5 cm).
A soapstone mould carved on one side with a phallic motif of an elongated double groove with domed top and projecting terminal, possibly for casting scabbard fittings; on the verso four elongated strips, possibly strap ends or pendants, with decorative terminals; with lightly incised inscription to the obverse 'IN SUN[...]SUN'.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
From an old German collection.
Private collection, England.
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LOT 1794
Late Medieval Stone Mould with Phallic Motif
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
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