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

Pestle or Sex Toy? The Roman 'Dildo'

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

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The Dick Shape of a Wooden Tool

It's carved from a young branch from an ash tree, native to the region around Vindilana. The shape is cylindrical in shape and it has a domed end that fits quite nicely into the palm of your hand. "There's no ambiguity. No, it's clearly a cock," he says. 'You can't get around that'

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