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LOT 0153

Roman Bronze Phallic Seal Box

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (9.97 grams, 38 mm).

Piriform two-part container with three holes to the underside, hinge to the broad end, obverse with ropework border and stylised phallus in high-relief.

Provenance

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, items 617-624, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0153

Roman Bronze Phallic Seal Box

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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