Inv. n°: MMoCA604

Hellenistic Bronze Phallic Votive Plaque

Cast in the form of a phallus, surmounted by a 'tabula ansata' with a greek inscription, 'NEWN EYXHN', a tenon on the reverse for attachment.

h. 9.2 cm

3rd-1st century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Christie's Ars Amatoria; Haddad family collection sale, New York, 17th December 1998, lot 113
  • Haddad Family Collection, New York, Haddad family collection of ancient erotic and amuletic art
  • Ex Fortuna Fine Arts, New York
  • Acquired at Rupert Wace Ancient Art Ltd, London, 7th December 2010, 15007

Publications

  • Christie's, Antiquities Sale, London, 7th October 2010, lot 116
  • J. Boardman, "Greek Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 68, fig. 42

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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