Solid bronze amulet in form of grotesque figure

Made:
200 BCE-200 CE
Solid bronze amulet in form of grotesque figure

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Solid bronze amulet in form of grotesque figure
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Solid bronze amulet in form of grotesque figure, crouching face down on curved base, phallic, in display box with others, probably Roman, from Italy, 200BC-200AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A67848
Materials:
bronze
type:
amulet
credit:
Arte Antica e Moderna