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LOT 0892

Roman Glass Phallic Amulet

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (11.4 grams, 32 mm).

Modelled in the round with applied red-glass collar, pierced through the shaft for suspension.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0892

Roman Glass Phallic Amulet

Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)

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