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LOT 0850

Roman Bronze Flying Phallus Pendent

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (25.2 grams total, 35 mm including stand).

Model phallus with spread wings and suspension loop at the tail; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

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.

Literature

Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 757.

CONDITION
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LOT 0850

Roman Bronze Flying Phallus Pendent

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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