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LOT 0147
Roman Bronze Erotic Grotesque Statuette
ALEXANDRIA, 1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (106 grams, 85 mm).
Modelled in the round as a standing figure in phylax mask, wearing a short tunic revealing his exaggerated genitals.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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