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[Phallic Art]. A Collection of Roman and East Mediterranean Phallic Amulets.
A Collection of Roman and East Mediterranean Phallic Amulets, circa 3rd Century B.C.- 2nd Century A.D. Length of longest 2 inches (5.1 cm). Consisting of four in bronze and three in stone. Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. One stone example restored from two pieces. Malachite patination on bronze. Encrustations, chips, and weathering throughout consistent with age. Overall in fine and stable condition. Provenance: Haddad Collection, New York; where acquired by the previous owner in the mid-1990s; Brooklyn Private Collection.
Phallic emblems are found on a wide range of Roman objects, from amulets to frescoes to mosaics to lamps. They were potent apotropaic devices or symbols intended to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits. As the ancient author Pliny attests, even babies and soldiers wore such charms to invite divine protection. Some of the present examples also include different symbols besides the phallus, including male genitalia, and the mano fica (a rude hand gesture).
[Phallic Art]. A Collection of Roman and East Mediterranean Phallic Amulets.
A Collection of Roman and East Mediterranean Phallic Amulets, circa 3rd Century B.C.- 2nd Century A.D. Length of longest 2 inches (5.1 cm). Consisting of four in bronze and three in stone. Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. One stone example restored from two pieces. Malachite patination on bronze. Encrustations, chips, and weathering throughout consistent with age. Overall in fine and stable condition. Provenance: Haddad Collection, New York; where acquired by the previous owner in the mid-1990s; Brooklyn Private Collection.
Phallic emblems are found on a wide range of Roman objects, from amulets to frescoes to mosaics to lamps. They were potent apotropaic devices or symbols intended to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits. As the ancient author Pliny attests, even babies and soldiers wore such charms to invite divine protection. Some of the present examples also include different symbols besides the phallus, including male genitalia, and the mano fica (a rude hand gesture).