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LOT 0693
Roman Bronze Looped Figural Pendant with Phallus
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (53 grams, 83 mm).
Composed of three concentric circles surmounted by a bearded figure to which is attached a suspension ring, the body of the figure engraved and ending with phallic attributes. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
Literature
Cf. Fernández González, J.J., ‘Around Eras del Bosque (Palencia) and the pieces of harness from the Roman Necropolis’ in Oppidum, Cuadernos de investigaciόn, no.17, Segovia, 2021, pp.61-76, fig.7, for similar harness pendant.
Footnotes
Roman military harness included pendants of various typology, ranging from lunules to other decorative elements, often phallic, with the possible intention of protecting the animal. This particular pendant could be connected to the bearded image of the god Priapus.
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