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LOT 1499

Post Medieval Double Phallic Amulet

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

1 3/4 in. (10 grams, 44 mm).

A stone amulet formed as a double phallus with stylised detailing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Important North West London collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1499

Post Medieval Double Phallic Amulet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £14

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