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LOT 0731
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (3.35 grams, 36 mm).
Crescentic pendant with phallic terminals, male genitals to the centre, hatched decoration to the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Phallic Dagger Quillon
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With a rectangular plaque with central void, phallus to one short edge and a stylised fist to the other. 25.5 grams, 55 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Roman Iron Fishing Hook
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With barbed tip and a discoid attachment panel. 6.98 grams, 66 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Large Roman Harness Mount Bronze Trumpet Whorl Mount Pair
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Each a D-section disc with central triskele and coiled arms, segmented detailing to the outer face. 340 grams total, 10-10.2 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The two mounts are elements of horse harness decorating the antilena and postilena of the horse, as intersection fittings of the main straps. According to Alfoldi, these horse harnesses were the product of a metallurgy that was the fruit of a Gallo-Roman revival, and not exclusively of military nature. The military adopted similar elements fruit of the revival of this Celtic-Roman decorative art, since such harnesses have also been discovered in border fortresses. But the large industrial centers, which worked for export, manufactured objects primarily for the Danubian regions where both the soldiers and the civilian population, without distinction of class, used them as habitual objects.
