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LOT 0734
Roman Britain Bronze Phallic Pendant
SUFFOLK, 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (18 grams, 49 mm).
Elongated round-section body with a suspension loop at the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market from the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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