ROMAN BRONZE PHALLIC AMULET
Ca. AD 100 - 200.
A Roman bronze phallic amulet. These amulets had a well-wishing function for fertility. They spread mainly during the first phase of the Roman Empire. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 2390, Antiquities lot. 135.
Size: 31mm x 16mm; Weight: 8g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
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Ca. AD 100 - 200.
A Roman bronze phallic amulet. These amulets had a well-wishing function for fertility. They spread mainly during the first phase of the Roman Empire. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 2390, Antiquities lot. 135.
Size: 31mm x 16mm; Weight: 8g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.