COLLECTION OF GRAECO-ROMAN GLASS PHALLUS-SHAPED AMULETS

Ca. 200 BC - AD 100. A collection of four glass phallus-shaped amulets, including, from left to right: an elongated black glass example with a suspension loop; a pale green example with prominent testicles decorated with applied red and yellow glass, the glans encircled by a black and white band; a dark green fragment consisting of the testicles decorated with applied red and yellow glass; and a pale blue example with a short suspension loop and pointed shaft. For similar see: M. Spaer, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum, Beads and Other Small Objects, no. 426; National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 49.47.564f. Size: 20-34mm x 12-25mm; Weight: 24g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s?2014; ex. private collection, 1970s?1990s.