Gold phallic pendant
Repoussé hollow sheet in the form of a male genitalia, the plain backing with a triangular vent, a ribbed suspension loop at the top
Note
For more than three thousand years the phallic symbol was considered a strong good luck and fertility charm and protective against evil eye but never more so than during the Greek and Roman period.
Period
Roman period, 1st-2nd century A.D.
Dimension
H.
2.05 cm (0 13⁄16 in)
Coins and Antiquities, United Kingdom
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1974
