Talismansthe gallery← talismans.guru
Sexual & Erotic Charms · c. 3000 BCE – today

Other & unsorted Sexual

What it is
Objects from this tradition that do not fit the types above, or whose catalogue records are too brief to sort further. Browse them for unusual forms.
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This section is sexually explicit: phallic charms, fertility figures and erotic badges, photographed as the museums hold them. The photographs stay blurred until you choose to see them.

The Vicarello GobletThe Vicarello GobletItaly, Vicarello (ancient Aquae Apollinares), Roman, Augustan period · 25 BCE–25 CEAmulett: Priapischer KopfAmulett: Priapischer KopfGermanySacrifice to PriapusSacrifice to PriapusLeiden MunicipalityClunia-PM 17951Clunia-PM 17951Amulett: Priapischer KopfAmulett: Priapischer KopfGermanyPriaposPriaposPriapos, marble (2nd century)Priapos, marble (2nd century)A statue of Priapus, the guardian of gardens and god of natuA statue of Priapus, the guardian of gardens and god of natuBas-relief of fascinus (cropped)Bas-relief of fascinus (cropped)

More from Sexual & Erotic Charms: Fascinum & phallic charms · Tintinnabula (charm wind-chimes) · Egyptian & Graeco-Egyptian fertility figures · Sheela-na-gigs & exhibitionist figures · Love charms & aphrodisiac talismans
Every type in the gallery

Anything in the gallery can be made, by hand, in the prescribed metal or yours and, where the tradition names an hour, at that hour or with a plain note that it was not. Numbered. Price on commission, quoted first. I reply within one business day.