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Meaning of sigillaria by Felipe Lorenzo del Río





Felipe Lorenzo del Río

sigillaria
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Statuettes of clay, wax or bread that the Romans gave themselves in the Saturnalias in a festive atmosphere and revelry. They could have very different forms; some represented the god Priapus or were shaped like a phallus. Everyone shouted: Io Saturnalia! wearing on his head the pileo or Phrygian cap typical of freed slaves.

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