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ROMAN GOLD PHALLIC PENDANT. Ca.
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ROMAN GOLD PHALLIC PENDANT. Ca.
Estimate £1,500 - £3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ROMAN GOLD PHALLIC PENDANT.
Ca. AD 1 - 300.
A gold phallic pendant hammered and cut from sheet, with embossed testicles and phallus. Chased pubic hair surrounds the phallus and continues onto the testicles. A ribbed cylindrical suspension tube is soldered along the upper edge.
For similar see: The Louvre Museum, Catalogue number: Bj 2245.a; The British Museum, Museum number 1772,0314.81, 1814,0704.1177.
Size: 25mm x 20mm; Weight: 2.2g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.
This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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