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LOT 0856
Roman Bronze Phallic Pendant
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (39 grams, 73 mm).
Crescentic body with one arm formed as a phallus and the other as a fist, making the 'fica' gesture, male genitalia at the centre with a large loop above.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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