The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Phallic Token [ARK00242]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Collector (minor) - Casaubon, Méric (14 Aug 1599-14 Jul 1671)
Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Bronze token in the form of coins or medals showing on obverse side the regular head of a man and, on reverse, the same head decorated with phallus. The male genitalia replaces any hair on the reverse. CANCA-B/137ii is exactly the same however less tarnished.] (mid 17th cent)