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LOT 0960
Roman Glass Stirring Rod Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 - 8 7/8 in. (31 grams total, 20-22.5 cm).
Comprising: a long aqua glass tapering rod with disc finial; a shorter rod with small disc finial and applied twisted trail detailing. [2, No Reserve]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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Large Roman Iron Barbed Fish Hook
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Round-section with flattened finial at the top, the other end with a barbed hook. 22.4 grams, 19.5 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Romano-British Lead Gaming Dice
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Cuboid with pellet markings on most faces. 16.6 grams, 12 mm
Found Wiltshire, UK. From the private collection of Colin Narbeth, UK, 1990s, with collection reference no.52. Accompanied by a typed collection ticket. -
Roman Bronze Phallic Dagger Quillon or Pendant
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With a rectangular plaque with central void, phallus to one short edge and a stylised fist to the other. 25.5 grams, 55 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
In the Roman world the phallus was symbol of luck or fertility, and it as well was believed to have apotropaic functions. Pendants, amulets and small objects were worn by all sorts of people as symbols of protection, especially from young children according to Varro and Pliny the Elder. The phallus is commonly found on reliefs, frescoes and lamps from the Graeco-Roman world. This object can have been the quillon of a small dagger, but also hung as a charm from a tintinnabulum, a wind chime adorned with bells and intended to ward off evil.
