Lot 969
Two bronze phallic amulets and a spur, Roman, 2nd–3rd centuries.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
1) Massive phallic amulet with head between a diagonally ribbed loop and shaft. Face and hair finely worked. The shaft smooth, the glans clearly set off. Length 6.3 cm. 2) Phallic amulet with a hanging male genital in the centre below the loop, to the right an erect penis directed diagonally upwards, to the left a diagonally upward-pointing arm with hand in the mano fica gesture. Olive-green Patina. 7.3 cm. 3) Spur with biconical spike in the centre above two v-shaped projections, on either side two round loops for lacing to footwear. width 3.1 cm, height 2.3 cm. Dark green Patina. All objects very well preserved. CULTURAL ASSET!Provenance: A private collection in southern Germany, from the estate of the collector’s grandfather. The works were purchased by him at art fairs and in galleries between the 1980s and 1990s.
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