Solid bronze phallic amulet in form of priapus with hindquarters of horse and three pendants

Made:: 100 BCE-400 CE in Roman Empire

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Solid bronze phallic amulet in form of priapus with hindquarters of horse and three pendants, Graeco-Roman, no provenance details, 100BC-400AD

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Category:: Classical & Medieval Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A109150

Materials:: bronze

Measurements:: overall: 97 mm x 115 mm x 30 mm, .135 kg

type:: amulet and phallus

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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Solid bronze phallic amulet in form of priapus with hindquarters of horse and three pendants

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