A Roman windchime discovered in Pompeii and on display in the Secret Cabinet of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. (Marie-Lan Nguyen /
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Steve Sherlock, Highways England s archaeology lead for the roadwork project says that images of the phallus and milling were inter-related for the Romans, “This millstone is important as it adds to the evidence for such images from Roman Britain” Sherlock said, “There were known associations between images of the phallus and milling, such as those found above the bakeries of Pompeii, one inscribed with Hic habitat felicitas - You will find happiness here.’”
Not Always Symbolic
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image captionPhalluses were seen as a sign of virility in the Roman world
A highly significant and rare carved Roman phallus has been discovered by archaeologists working on finds unearthed during a major road upgrade.
It was found on a broken millstone by experts along the route of the A14 in Cambridgeshire between 2017 and 2018.
However, it has only just been put back together, revealing the penis.
Archaeologists said it was one of only four known examples of Romano-British millstones decorated this way.
During work on Highways England s £1.5bn upgrade of the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon, more than 300 querns (hand mills) and millstones were recovered by archaeologists MOLA Headland Infrastructure, working with partners Oxford Archaeology.