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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Roman phallic pendant, phallic objects, the majority of which are pendants and have been discussed by Jude Plouviez in her recent article; 'Whose good luck? Roman phallic ornaments from Suffolk' 2005 157-164). These phallic pendants were possibly associated with Roman soldiers, either serving or retired, and presumably served as good luck charms to protect the wearer from harm. They are also definately Roman rather than indigineous in character and many have been found on sites with an early Roman, often military, presence.
This example, in keeping with most of the other examples, is a single phallus with little elaboration. The phallus is curving upwards slightly towards its tip which has a transverse moulding representing the foreskin. It measures 47.30mm in total length and 6.04mm in width. The base of the phallus projects beyond the two testicles projecting from either side of it. The testicles are globular and with the base are 19.36mm in total width.
Projecting vertically at the base of the phallus, from between the testicles, on the same orientation as the phallus there is an integral suspension loop, measuring 8.93mm in height and 10.42mm in width externally, it is 5.33mm in internal diameter. The loop has a rectangular cross-section.
This phallic pendant is very similar to four others thought to be from the same parish, see SF-75EC55, SF-660C05, SF-75B574 and SF-760A21. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 43
410 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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