Lot 629: Terracotta Roman Lamp. Crocodile with large human phallus on its back, Woman on top holding a palm leaf. Apparently originally a Propaganda image to represent Cleaopatra and Egypt as being depraved.

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Terracotta Roman Lamp. Crocodile with large human phallus on its back, Woman on top holding a palm leaf. Apparently originally a Propaganda image to represent Cleaopatra and Egypt as being depraved. Latin word on underside.. Pottery. Roman. Terracotta Roman Lamp. Crocodile with large human phallus on its back, Woman on top holding a palm leaf. Apparently originally a Propaganda image to represent Cleaopatra and Egypt as being depraved. 108 mm. 400 AD

Very Good. (N/A). Looks a bit worn and has some discolouration. Age given is what we were told by the vendor. It would seem the first ones of these made were much earlier around 40 BC when Octavian was trying to undermine Cleopatra and Marc Antony to take control of the Roman Empire. Estimate: $100-200
Terracotta Roman Lamp. Crocodile with large human phallus on its back, Woman on top holding a palm leaf. Apparently originally a Propaganda image to represent Cleaopatra and Egypt as being depraved.
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