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LOT 0672

Roman Bronze Phallic Knife Guard

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (10.7 grams, 50 mm).

Formed with a stylised erect phallus to one side, fist held in the fica gesture to the other, rectangular plate with raised sides and circular piercing to the bottom face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 0672

Roman Bronze Phallic Knife Guard

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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