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LOT 0700

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

ROMAN BRONZE TRIPLE PHALLIC PENDANT
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (27.5 grams, 60 mm).

Amuletic fascinum formed as a crescent with phallus to the right, hand in the fica gesture to the left and male genitals below; loop above for attachment. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

LITERATURE:
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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