Handle

This bone handle was found at Sollas on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. It is a phallic representation. The handle dates from between 0 and 250 AD.

Bone handle from Sollas, North Uist, 0 - 250 AD

Various kinds of objects were believed to act as powerful charms. In some cases the shape of the object made it magical. The phallic shape was long associated with fertility, important both for ensuring children and for the success of crops.

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Online ID:	000-100-103-330-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.1997.295
Date:	0 - 250 AD Between 0 and 250 AD
Material:	Bone
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Where:	Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Sollas
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References:	Campbell, Ewan. Excavations of a wheelhouse and other Iron Age structures at Sollas, North Uist, by R J C Atkinson in 1957. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 121 (1991), 117-73, esp. p 158.
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