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Byzantine Bronze Buckle with Erotic Image

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Byzantine Bronze Buckle with Erotic Image

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**Originally Listed At $200**

Near East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A delightful cast bronze buckle, used for securing a leather strap, that features a motif of two men facing each other set within an ovoid border on the flat side of the buckle. One looks on with a facial expression I leave up to your interpretation as the other holds his erect, torso-sized phallus up between them. The effect was presumably meant to be both humorous and apotropaic - perhaps it will be for youas well! Size: 1.75" W x 0.95" H (4.4 cm x 2.4 cm)

Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities; ex-The Sumer Collection, H. Anavian, March 12, 2007

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Intact, with rich deposits on the surface. Motifs are well preserved and clear.

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Byzantine Bronze Buckle with Erotic Image

Name: Byzantine Bronze Buckle with Erotic Image
SKU: 100261575
Price: 350 USD
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