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Pestle or Sex Toy? The Roman 'Dildo'

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

CHAPTER

The Art of Carving a Dick

Archaeologists have found a penis in a Roman site, which is unusual. But what was it about this dick that made you go something different? This isn't like the other thousands of Roman penises we turn up. Usually they're carved in stone or it might be in ceramic. And so sometimes you'll find a penis and testicles that's offered for healing - with wounds as well.

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