A good luck symbol carved on a street corner in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna. The symbol shows a double headed phallus with the eye being attacked by a scorpion. It may have denoted the location of a brothel.

A good luck symbol carved on a street corner in the ancient Roman city of Leptis Magna. The symbol shows a double headed phallus with the eye being attacked by a scorpion. It may have denoted the location of a brothel.

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