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Bronze phallus pendant (B)
£35.00
One of 2 replica pendants taken from the museum’s Richel collection. Sold with a green ribbon attached, but could also be used as a keyring.
‘Phallic charms, (Fascinus) often winged, were ubiquitous in Roman culture, appearing as objects of jewellery such as pendants and finger rings, relief carvings, lamps, and wind chimes. Fascinus was thought particularly to ward off evil from children, mainly boys, and from conquering generals. The protective function of the phallus is usually related to the virile and regenerative powers of an erect phallus, though in most cases the emotion, shame, or laughter created by obscenity is the power that diverts the evil eye.‘ (“Pobaskania: Amulets and Magic in Antiquity”. In Boschung, D.; Bremmer, J. N. (eds.). The Materiality of Magic. Morphomata 20. pp. 177–204.)
Object no. 792 is a collection of 10 individual lead phallus pendants, with the following description:
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