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Omeka ID 2493
Sasamón
Roman world

tintinnabulum from Sasamón

MAC BCN-027154

Object type
figure
Production date
1 / 100
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Sasamón
Materials
bronze
Township
Burgos (Europa, Espanya, Castella-Lleó, Burgos)
Technique
lost wax casting
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
280 x 140 mm
Description
Tintinnabulum in the shape of a phallus / satyr (it has equid legs instead of testicles) on which a naked female figure rides, holding a crown. The tail also is shaped like a phallus. Two bells hang from the lower part. Surely it was a magical object or talisman to expel evil spirits.