The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Phallic Pendant [ARK00036]
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: Phallic pendant, with single loop, 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".]