5 Roman Leaded Bronze / Brass Erotic Quillons

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful and intriguing set of 5 dagger quillons - cast from either leaded-bronze or leaded-brass - each with phallic protuberances emanating from one end. The leaded bronze artifacts consist of a flat quillon with a lengthy phallus and coral-red encrustations as well as a quillon with an abstract lion paw on one end and thick, raised lateral walls bearing lightly incised motifs on the exterior surfaces. The 3 remaining quillons are cast from leaded brass: a quillon with a feathered terminal and a phallus with a bifurcated tip, and two quillons with thin, raised walls, one with a squat phallus, and the other bearing a phallus with a baluster-form tip. All are covered in matte layers of brown, green, and russet patina. Size of largest (flat leaded bronze w/ coral-red color): 2.36" L x 0.7" W (6 cm x 1.8 cm)

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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Condition Report: Slight bending to walls, phalluses, and overall forms of some pieces, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Great patina throughout.