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Pestle or Sex Toy? The Roman 'Dildo'

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

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Detachable Willies for Statues

Detachable willies for statues? Like they made them to take off? I think they made them for ease of erection, as are were. There's also something in the Greek and Roman world called a hern. And these are boundary stones that will typically have a penis carved on them. But again, it's a domed end.

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