Phallic stoneware beaker

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The major medieval pottery centre of Siegburg on the eastern bank of the Rhine between Cologne and Bonn is perhaps best known for its characteristic “Jacoba” jugs, funnel-necked beakers (Trichterhalsbechern) and richly decorated pouring vessels in the distinctive creamy white clay of the area.

Phallic imagery has been used throughout human history to promote fertility, virility and procreation, but also often in a ritualistic context to provide protection against evil forces, to encourage successful reproduction and to promote the growth and abundance of crops.

Stoneware beaker coarsely decorated with a number of phalluses. Siegburg, late 14th–early 15th century.

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