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LOT 0598
Romano-British Bronze Vulva Mount
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (8.54 grams, 27 mm).
Rectangular panel with curved long edges, raised boss with vertical slit representing a vulva, two mounting lugs to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Essex, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id.SF-44A9A3; Appels, A. & Laycock, S., Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007, p.125, for similar 'vulva' motif on a belt mount AA14.43.
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