ARCHAEOLOGY. ANTIQUE ROME. Fascinum, I/II... - Lot 138 - Marie-Saint Germain

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ARCHAEOLOGY. ANTIQUE ROME. Fascinum, I/II... - Lot 138 - Marie-Saint Germain
ARCHAEOLOGY. ANTIQUE ROME. Fascinum, I/II century. The fascinum is a phallic symbol used to protect its holder from the evil eye. In the form of a pendant or amulet, the fascinum was commonly worn by children, especially boys, from birth to puberty. The gift by his grandmother of a small winged phallus to a twelve-year-old boy was common. Bibliography: this copy is the one reproduced on the web page https://www.boywiki.org/fr/Fascinum, with the legend: Fascinum. Phallic amulet. Ca 1st-2nd century AD, Private collection. This very common variant of fascinum features a ring to which are attached an erect phallus (right), a flaccid sex (center) and, here very stylized, a hand making the obscene gesture of the thumb passing between the middle and ring fingers. »
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