Roman Bronze Double Phallic Amulet

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (10.5 grams, 40 mm).

Each terminal formed as a stylised phallus, a single pair of testicles in raised relief between. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 432, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1242