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THE HADDAD COLLECTION OF ANCIENT EROTIC ART, PART II
EIGHT ROMAN AMULETS
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
EIGHT ROMAN AMULETS
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Including two repoussé sheet gold pendants in the form of male genitalia and a carnelian pendant in the form of Baubo, strung together as a necklace with carnelian, agate and gold beads; and three amulets in the form of male genitalia, two of mosaic glass and one of repoussé sheet gold set with a garnet, and two glass amulets in the form of Baubo, strung together as a necklace with amethyst and gold beads
First Necklace: 17 in. (43.2 cm.) long (2)
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Including two repoussé sheet gold pendants in the form of male genitalia and a carnelian pendant in the form of Baubo, strung together as a necklace with carnelian, agate and gold beads; and three amulets in the form of male genitalia, two of mosaic glass and one of repoussé sheet gold set with a garnet, and two glass amulets in the form of Baubo, strung together as a necklace with amethyst and gold beads
First Necklace: 17 in. (43.2 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Nancy Mallen, London, 1972.