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Roman phallic amulet
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2010-05-15 12:20:14
Title
Roman phallic amulet
Description
English: A lead-alloy phallic amulet of Roman date.

The artefact has been cast in one piece. The widest point is at the base, which has a hollow underside. From here the width tapers into a circular-sectioned body which is poorly formed, particulary towards the base, where the sides are irregular in appearance. Approximately two thirds of the way up, there is a pair of rounded protrusions, one on each side, seemingly representing the testicles. The tip of the phallus is defined by a basal groove and tapers to a point. The approximate dimensions of this piece are 60mm long by 10mm wide at the base.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 43 and 410
Accession number
FindID: 389966
Old ref: BH-E83283
Filename: Misc obj 10 39 - 3.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/281131
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/281131/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/389966
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