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Cock wind chimes, Herculaneum, 1st century AD.
“Images of erect phalli had a talismanic quality in ancient Rome. They derived from the deity Priapus, god of fertility and protector of gardens and fields and livestock.  As a talisman, it served a variety of purposes…We see this in tintinnabula (fig. 1), a sort of phallic wind chime.  Bells were believed to be protective as well, so a phallus hung with bells would have been an charm of significant good fortune.”
Christina Voss, Priapic Art in Pompeii, or Cock Magic. (F/lthyGorgeousTh/ngs)

Cock wind chimes, Herculaneum, 1st century AD.

“Images of erect phalli had a talismanic quality in ancient Rome. They derived from the deity Priapus, god of fertility and protector of gardens and fields and livestock.  As a talisman, it served a variety of purposes…We see this in tintinnabula (fig. 1), a sort of phallic wind chime.  Bells were believed to be protective as well, so a phallus hung with bells would have been an charm of significant good fortune.”

Christina Voss, Priapic Art in Pompeii, or Cock Magic. (F/lthyGorgeousTh/ngs)