244, Lot: 556. Estimate $200. Sold for $330. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Bronze fertility ornament. Roman, 1st-4th centuries AD. Cast charm with hand and thumb in “fig” gesture, phallus and pudenda virilia. Loop for suspension above, three smaller loops below each element. Length: 5.3cm. Intact, good condition. Light green and red patina.

Such ornaments were commonly hung outside of homes.