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LOT 0712
Roman Bronze Elaborate Triple Phallic Horse Harness Pendant
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (26.9 grams, 53 mm).
Amuletic fascinum formed as a crescent with looped phallus to each side and male genitals to the centre; D-shaped loop above with two smaller side loops.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0712
Roman Bronze Elaborate Triple Phallic Horse Harness Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Roman Bronze Head of Attis Mount
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Depicted with a clean shaven rounded face, short curls emerging from underneath the peaked cap; hollow to the reverse. 12.1 grams, 28 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Marble Relief of a Woman
1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Featuring a female face shown in three-quarter view with short locks framing her face, full lips and wide nose. 1.7 kg, 16 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Etrusco-Roman Bronze Statuette of Hercules
1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Highly stylised figure of the god standing nude with lionskin over his left arm and club in his raised right hand; long segmented hair cascading to the shoulders; mounted on a custom-made stand. 222 grams, 13.5 cm including base
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The execution is far from naturalistic and was probably produced in a provincial workshop, possibly in Gaul or southern Britain.
