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LOT 0714

Estimate
GBP (£) 300 - 400
EUR (€) 350 - 460
USD ($) 400 - 540

ROMAN PHALLIC AMULET
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (19.1 grams, 34 mm).

A bronze pendant comprising male genitals flanked by stubby phalloi above, pierced suspension lug.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private Swiss collection since 1998.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und die Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg, 2017, item 761, for type.

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