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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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Opening Bid: £400
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Roman and Other Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
Composed of oblate, annular, and other beads, restrung to a Y-shape. 9.24 grams, 33.4 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Head of Lion
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Slender round-section hoop and a round bezel with a raised lion-head with recessed eyes. 2.99 grams, 24.31 mm overall, 16.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)
Found North Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK. Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
The shape of the ring belongs to the typologies of the Severan Age. Under Caracalla, the theme of the lion was popular on rings of civilians and soldiers, being the emperor's favourite animal. Stars and lions were, from the age of Caracalla, symbols of the Praetorian Guard.
