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LOT 0651
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (19.4 grams, 44 mm).
Modelled in the round pendant with male genitals flanked by a phallus and a hand in the fica gesture.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 768, for type.
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LOT 0651
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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