Tintinnabulum (Ancient Rome)
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In ancient Rome, a Tintinnabulum[1] was bronze phallic sculpture to which wind chimes were attached to protect one from jinxes and the evil eye.
The combination of phallus and hanging bells is also called a fascinus. They were used as an apotropaic talisman to ward of evil.
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Examples
- Mercurius (Pompeii tintinnabulum)[2]
- Votive Phallus from Pompeii [3]: a sort of protective wind chime. 4 phalluses, 4 bells, one for each cardinal direction. Image source: engraving from César Famin's The Royal Museum at Naples.
- The site "Superstock" gives the catalogue number 27837 to this image. This number comes from the Raccolta Pornografica [4][5]
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