Roman Phallus-Bearer Statuette
1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze comic statuette of a nude male with exaggerated phallus, labouring under the weight of a large phallus on his shoulders; stepped base. Cf. Boucher, S. Recherches sur les Bronzes Figurés de Gaule Pré-Romaine et Romaine, Rome, 1976, item 339 for similar comic treatment of a nude male, the Placentarius figurine from Pompeii. 151 grams, 74mm (3"). Private collection, home counties, UK; acquired before 1980.
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze comic statuette of a nude male with exaggerated phallus, labouring under the weight of a large phallus on his shoulders; stepped base. Cf. Boucher, S. Recherches sur les Bronzes Figurés de Gaule Pré-Romaine et Romaine, Rome, 1976, item 339 for similar comic treatment of a nude male, the Placentarius figurine from Pompeii. 151 grams, 74mm (3"). Private collection, home counties, UK; acquired before 1980.
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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