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119 - Dwarf with a giant phallus. Roman Imperial period, southeastern Mediterranean region, 1st–2nd centuries A.D. H 11.8 cm, W 8.2 cm. Red terracotta. Hollow, with a firing hole on the back. Front side mold-formed. A dwarf standing with legs apart, wearing a wreath and carrying an amphora slung over his shoulder, places his left foot on an object and makes a grimace with both hands. Comes with a certificate from the Art Loss Register (copy) and a copy of the publication! Small chip on the front of the base; otherwise intact. Provenance: From a private collection in Berlin. Ex Gorny & Mosch 287, 2022, 61; from the German private collection of D. M. K., acquired before 1983. Published in: D. M. Klinger, Erotic Art of Antiquity (1983), no. 7 and plate 7. Comparable pieces suggest that this depicts Serapis in a dwarf-like form. See F. W. Hamdorf and F. Leitmeir, *Die figürlichen Terrakotten der Staatlichen Antikensammlungen München*, Vol. 2 (2014), pp. 667 ff., Nos. F 63 and F 64.
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Dwarf with a giant phallus. Roman Imperial period, southeastern Mediterranean region, 1st–2nd centuries A.D. H 11.8 cm, W 8.2 cm. Red terracotta. Hollow, with a firing hole on the back. Front side mold-formed. A dwarf standing with legs apart, wearing a wreath and carrying an amphora slung over his shoulder, places his left foot on an object and makes a grimace with both hands. Comes with a certificate from the Art Loss Register (copy) and a copy of the publication! Small chip on the front of the base; otherwise intact. Provenance: From a private collection in Berlin. Ex Gorny & Mosch 287, 2022, 61; from the German private collection of D. M. K., acquired before 1983. Published in: D. M. Klinger, Erotic Art of Antiquity (1983), no. 7 and plate 7. Comparable pieces suggest that this depicts Serapis in a dwarf-like form. See F. W. Hamdorf and F. Leitmeir, *Die figürlichen Terrakotten der Staatlichen Antikensammlungen München*, Vol. 2 (2014), pp. 667 ff., Nos. F 63 and F 64.
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Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Auction house
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