Lotto 250 | A gold and coral roman apotropaic phallic pendant.

Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
mercoledì 9 dicembre 2020 ore 14:00 (UTC +01:00)

A gold and coral roman apotropaic phallic pendant.

A gold and coral roman apotropaic phallic pendant.


1st century B.C. – 1st century A.D.

21 x 37 mm
5,59 g


The coral sculpted phallus, naturalistically modeled is set in a clip made with soldered gold plaques ending with a large hoop.
This pendant was worn as an apotropaic amulet.



U.K private collection, London.