The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Phallic Pendant [ARK00035]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Phallic pendant, with multiple loops, of Priapus; the name comes from the Greek god Priapus, referring to the myth that he was punished by the other gods for attempting to rape a goddess, by being given a huge (but useless) set of wooden genitals. "Being votes or offerings to that absurd heathen deity ... modern, from ancient".]