24 March 2009

Can you guess what this is?



It was manufactured sometime between 200 B.C. and 400 A.D.

It's not a doughnut.

It's made out of bronze in two pieces which were fitted together.

It was inserted into a body orifice.

5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 24, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    Ok, how the heck do archeologists know that's a pessary? Really?!

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  2. Nik CoughlinMarch 24, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    The Google translate version makes more sense :)

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  3. Mademoiselle TitamMarch 24, 2009 at 7:29 PM

    Thanks a lot ;)

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  4. AnonymousJuly 29, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    It seems to be a portable oil-lamp. It can be used on a table or as portbale with a wooden bar into de hole. Sorry my bad english, my best regards.

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  5. MinnesotastanJuly 29, 2009 at 4:19 PM

    Anonymous, the answer is at the link. It's a pessary - a contraceptive device that fits into the vagina.

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