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LOT 0850
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (26.5 grams, 44 mm).
Amuletic pendant of a phallus with testes, suspension loop to the upper rear.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
See Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 424-425, for type.
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LOT 0850
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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