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LOT 256451
Roman Bronze Gladius Sword Pendant Collection
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 5/8 in. (19.7 grams total, 28-42 mm).
Comprising three gladius pendants, each with a domed pommel and pierced through the blade. [3]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 256451
Roman Bronze Gladius Sword Pendant Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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In the Roman World the phallus was the symbol of luck or fertility, and it was believed as well to have apotropaic functions. Pendants, amulets and small objects were worn by all sorts of people as symbols of protection, especially by young children, according to Varro and Pliny the Elder. The phallus is also commonly found on reliefs, frescoes and lamps from the Graeco-Roman world.
