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LOT 0728

Roman Bronze Winged Phallus

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (11.15 grams, 44 mm).

Amuletic pendant of a phallus with lateral D-shaped wings. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Boucher, S., Inventaire des Collections Publiques Françaises - 17 Vienne: Bronzes Antiques, Paris, 1971, item 61, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0728

Roman Bronze Winged Phallus

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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