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Description: | A Roman cast copper alloy phallic pendant. The phallus is slightly curving in shape and 38.4mm long with a pointed end which has additional incised decoration. At the other end an integrally cast small roundish testicle protrudes from either side. The phallus is widest just above the testicles at 6.8mm and 5mm thick. This tapers to 4.7mm wide and 3.9mm thick at the pointed end. Across the testicles, the widest point, it measures 19.8mm. At the centre of the reverse a circular attatchment loop projects. This is D-shaped in section and c.11mm in diameter (internal c.6.2mm). The pendant weighs 12.3
Roman phallic pendants are more common to military and urban sites which suggests they have an association with soldiers (Plouviez, 2005), and are probably Roman as opposed to being indigenous. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Jackson, Jennifer - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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