amulet

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Object Type: amulet
Museum number: 1824,0471.29
Description: Gold amulet; hollow tube forming a phallus with genitals; hook and eye at rear with wire passing through to form loop.
Cultures/periods: Roman
Production date: 1stC-4thC
Materials: gold
Dimensions: Height: 1.30 centimetres; Length: 1.90 centimetres; Weight: 21 grains
Bibliographic references: Jewellery / Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum. (2962)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Bequeathed by: Richard Payne Knight
Acquisition date: 1824
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1824,0471.29

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