A ROMAN BRONZE PHALLIC AMULET, in the form of an arm with clenched fist, the thumb protruding through the index and middle fingers, the other end terminating in a phallus, two tangs for attachment behind and two suspension loops below, 5cm. long; a bronze head of a hound, finely detailed with head turned to the right and terminating in a collar, 2cm. high; a bronze bird, with head raised up, 3.3cm. high; a bronze double horse-headed attachment, each with single foreleg, 3.2cm. high; and a Romano-British bronze bear, standing, feet missing, 4.5cm. high, all circa 1st Century A.D. (5)

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A ROMAN BRONZE PHALLIC AMULET, in the form of an arm with clenched fist, the thumb protruding through the index and middle fingers, the other end terminating in a phallus, two tangs for attachment behind and two suspension loops below, 5cm. long; a bronze head of a hound, finely detailed with head turned to the right and terminating in a collar, 2cm. high; a bronze bird, with head raised up, 3.3cm. high; a bronze double horse-headed attachment, each with single foreleg, 3.2cm. high; and a Romano-British bronze bear, standing, feet missing, 4.5cm. high, all circa 1st Century A.D. (5)
Provenance
Item 5: found in Suffolk

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