Pestle or Sex Toy? The Roman 'Dildo'
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
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The Hern at Vindalanda
This is a rather proud footlong, carved in stone with a nice upward curvature to it. It's less and less likely that it was made to go on to a statue. The second possibility is that it could be a pestle. And that would really nicely explain the very smooth domed base.
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