Ancient Roman phallic ring - photo

Ancient Roman phallic ring from the 1st century AD.

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h...g_fullsize.jpg


Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...623#post193460
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...479#post185625
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...758#post183047
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...777#post178908
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...726#post178681

Is that supposed to go on a finger?

The ancient equivalent of a big pickup truck...

Who and why?

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Originally Posted by Gadgeteer

Who and why?

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Who, just about anyone, why, to ward off the evil eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic...nd_Herculaneum

Also used as a direction symbol on roads and houses in Pompeii to point to the Lupanare.