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LOT 2029
Roman Style Bronze Bull-Headed Phallic Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 1/4 in. (46.2 grams, 58 mm).
An undated archaistic pendant comprising a facing bull-head with addorsed phalloi with loops and scrotum below, suspension loop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Morris collection, Buckinghamshire, UK; acquired in the 1990s.
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