• mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de
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    19 days ago

    https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544352

    At 3.5 inches long, no offense to any men of that size, I don’t think this was for sexual pleasure. It would be just as easy to make something larger. But that size just barely even works as a dildo since you’d have to kind of pinch the end of it to insert it. Also, the second image there shows it on a similar little table with a cut fruit and a cup.

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      19 days ago

      We’ve been deceived! How about a banana, for scale, next time OP? If that’s 3.5 inches (10.5 barley corns), then it’s girth (lol) or more properly diameter, is about 3/4" (just over 2 barley corns).

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        19 days ago

        Well, it could likely be a Persian cucumber, given that it’s from Egypt. Those are about exactly that size when they’re harvested. On the other hand, they have a more even shape compared to the one here. 🤷‍♂️

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          I’m going to imagine that cucumbers may have gone thru some changes since 1850BC - sheesh that seems like a long time ago. How cool is that, tho’, that we are discussing a nearly 4000 year old artifact!