Roman Phallus Pendant

Roman phallus pendant.

Here you can buy a replica of a Roman phallus pendant, a so-called Fascinum based on a historical find from ancient Spain.

The historical model for this phallus pendant dates from the 1st to 2nd century AD and is now on display in the Spanish National Museum of Art in Merida.

Link to the historical model...

The hand on this Fascinum clearly shows the so-called Mano-Fica gesture, a fist with the thumb between the index and middle fingers, which was intended to ward off the evil eye, misfortune and demons. The thumb is to be interpreted as a phallus, the fingers as a symbolised vulva.

Phallus pendants were used by the Romans in various forms to ward off evil and, in particular, to protect against the evil eye

Many of these phallus pendants have been found in places where there was a Roman military presence. The Fascinum was therefore often worn by Roman soldiers as a lucky charm, presumably to protect the wearer from harm in battle.

At 3.5 x 1.8 cm, the Roman phallus pendant is significantly smaller than its historical model, but its size makes it ideal as an expressive necklace.

A 2 mm thick, black leather cord, 1 m in length, is included with the phallus pendant.

You can purchase the pendant in high-quality bronze or in genuine silver-plated.

Alternatively, you can also order it in 925 sterling silver (please note delivery time).

In ancient times, Roman phallic pendants (Fascinum) served as lucky charms, intended to protect against the evil eye (invidia) by representing fertility, strength and prosperity, thereby warding off evil spirits.

They gave the wearer protection from the evil eye, served as an apotropaic means of warding off envy and evil glances that could bring illness or misfortune, and were intended to bring fertility and male strength, wealth and general prosperity as a symbol.

In ancient Rome, phallic pendants were made in various forms (often winged or with additional symbols or showing the mano fica gesture) from bronze, silver and ivory, vividly demonstrating the Roman view of sexuality as a vital life force.

Contrary to modern ideas, these phallic pendants did not have an obscene meaning, but rather a positive, auspicious one in Roman culture and were worn by soldiers, children and even horses.