Apollo Art Auctions

January 2024 Auction  –  28 January 2024

Apollo Art Auctions , January 2024 Auction

Ancient Art & Antiquities

Su, 28.01.2024, from 1:00 PM CET
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Description

ROMAN BRONZE PHALLUS AMULET

Ca. AD 100-300
A bronze amulet fashioned in the form of a phallus, crafted with testicles and well-defined glans. The phallus, as a symbol of virility and procreation, held great importance in ancient Roman society, where it was associated with various deities and fertility rites.
Size: 66mm x 25mm; Weight: 65g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 400 - 600

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Price realized 500 GBP
Starting price 200 GBP
Estimate 400 GBP
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