For the faint of heart, it was definitely sanded smooth, polished/varnished, and likely oiled. Romans weren’t idiots or sadists. Well, not all of them anyway
Romans pretty much plastered everything with phallic shapes, and it’s anything but sure this thing was used as a dildo. For all we know, this could be a door handle or a good luck charm for a house altar.
DarkAthena says
Ouch.
ZogNowak says
I think it’s a pestle.
m1kesanders says
Whelp when in Rome…..
Lahaliz says
Man, they were v familiar with marble work and yet they went with splinters?
Clever_display_name says
Anything’s a dildo, if you’re brave enough.
InflamedLiver says
For the faint of heart, it was definitely sanded smooth, polished/varnished, and likely oiled. Romans weren’t idiots or sadists. Well, not all of them anyway
NSNick says
>The Vindolanda phallus is 16cm long but, researchers say, was probably larger because archaeological wood is prone to shrinkage and warping.
Always an excuse 😂
Kelmon80 says
Romans pretty much plastered everything with phallic shapes, and it’s anything but sure this thing was used as a dildo. For all we know, this could be a door handle or a good luck charm for a house altar.
fucktrutin says
‘Tis but a dream…