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LOT 0976
Roman Bronze Phallic Knife Handle
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (55.9 grams, 90 mm).
Formed as an elongated phallus, the quillon formed as the testes. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old UK collection, 1980s.
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