2,500-year-old Dionysus Stylus Shocks Sicily Excavation
Archaeologists working at Gela in southern Sicily have recovered a remarkably delicate, 5th-century BC bone stylus that blends the everyday with the provocative: a carved head – likely Dionysus – and, beneath it, an erect phallus. The tool is around five inches long and was found intact, an unusually lucky outcome given bone’s fragility and the fine detail of the carving, reports Archaeology Magazine.
A Potter’s Tool, or a Symbolic Object?
A stylus is typically a practical instrument, used to write on wax tablets or to mark soft materials, but this example may have carried weight beyond utility. The excavation area included paved surfaces and collapsed structures interpreted as workshops, suggesting the stylus could be tied to craft activity in the Greek colony. Archaeologist Gianluca Calà (excavation director for the Municipality of Gela) noted that the object’s delicacy and intricate carving hint it may have served a symbolic purpose, rather than heavy day-to-day use.
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