Carved bone(?) amulet

Made:
200 BCE-400 CE
Carved bone(?) amulet in form of insect-like phallus Carved bone(?) amulet in form of insect-like phallus Carved bone(?) amulet in form of insect-like phallus

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Carved bone(?) amulet in form of insect-like phallus
Science Museum Group
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Carved bone(?) amulet in form of insect-like phallus
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved bone(?) amulet in form of insect-like phallus
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved bone(?) amulet in form of insect-like phallus, slightly damaged, in display case with others, probably Roman, from Italy, 200BC-400AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A67825
Materials:
bone, ? material
type:
amulet and phallus
credit:
Arte Antica e Moderna