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Golden bulls horn pestle ‘used by rich Roman to mix ancient Viagra’ Unearthed
A decorative gold pestle which could have been used to mix 'Roman Viagra' has been found in Cornwall.
The rare item could have been used as a portable pestle for crushing love potions, and also serve as a fertility and status symbol, hung around the neck of its owner.
The pendant, which is less than an inch-and-a-half long and weighs just a fifth of an ounce, is shaped provocatively like a bull's horns.
The gold pendant was most likely part of the vanity set of a Romano-British noble, some time between the first and fourth century, say experts.
The ancient golden pestle, designed to hang around the neck of a noblewoman, could have been used to mix love potions
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1297131/Golden-bulls-horn-pestle-used-mix-Roman-Viagra.html#ixzz0udEbtqDa
