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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.

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LOT 0672

Roman Bronze Phallic Knife Guard

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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