Roman phallic amulets from the province of Cadiz

Abstract

Twenty-two phallic Roman amulets from the province of Cadiz are published, still remaining the pieces from the capital for a forthcoming publication. A piece made of gold and other in the shape of ‘pelta’, whose typology was unknown until now in Baetica, are highlighted among them. In addition, the belief in the evil eye in Roman times is analyzed in a second section, paying attention to emic and etic proposals according to phallic symbolism to avoid it.