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To: Richnorth who wrote (18131)	2/14/2001 11:11:58 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 62586

Ruth Panes, the field archeologist who found the artifact, said she got ``a bit of a shock'' on making the discovery before bursting into laughter when she realized what it was. Old 'Drinking Penis' Goes on Display Wednesday February 14 7:47 AM ET dailynews.yahoo.com LONDON (Reuters) - A unique, 300-year-old phallic shaped drinking cup discovered in a London cess pit by archeologists is to go on display at a museum in the capital on Wednesday, Valentine's Day. The Museum of London said that the unusual receptacle is around six-and-a-half inches (16 cm) long, hollow, made from tin-glazed earthenware and ``rendered with exact anatomical precision.'' ``A small cup above the testicles suggests that the vessel was used to contain liquid, possibly wine, beer or ale,'' the museum said in a statement. ``Phallic objects were common in the Roman and Medieval periods but this is the only known tin-glazed example of early modern date.'' Ruth Panes, the field archeologist who found the artifact, said she got ``a bit of a shock'' on making the discovery before bursting into laughter when she realized what it was. The drinking penis will eventually join a selection of 18th century pornographic tiles found in central London and held at the Museum of London.