THREE ROMAN GOLD PHALLIC PENDANTS
THREE ROMAN GOLD PHALLIC PENDANTS

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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THREE ROMAN GOLD PHALLIC PENDANTS
circa 1st century a.d.
Each of repouss sheet in the form of male genitalia, the plain backing with a triangular vent, each with a ribbed suspension loop, one with two granules along the edge of the loop, another with a single granule along the edge of the loop
.7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long for the largest (3)

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For a similar example in the British Museum see pl. 10, center, in Johns, Sex or Symbol?, Erotic Images of Greece and Rome.