Marieke – stock.adobe.com Charms, pendants and other jewelry were commonly made out of jet — and phallic symbols were a favorite of Roman soldiers. Many centurions and praetorians would wear a ...

A phallus-shaped good luck charm from the Roman era was ... as a material used for (jewelry) from the early third century onwards and small good luck charms or pendants like these would have ...

open image in gallery Archaeologists at a Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall have uncovered a penis-shaped pendant thought to have been used as good luck charm (The Vindolanda Trust) “This little ...