article_snippet.sent: A 250-year-old sex toy has been found by archaeologists during a dig of an ancient toilet in Poland.
article_snippet.sent: The eight-inch leather dildo with a wooden head was discovered during an excavation at an old school of swordsmanship in the coastal city of Gdansk.
article_snippet.sent: A spokesman for the Regional Office for the Protection of Monuments in Gdansk, said: 'The eight-inch leather dildo with a wooden head was found in the latrine and dates back to the second half of the 18th century.
article_snippet.sent: The eight-inch, 250-year-old sex toy was found during a dig at the city of Gdansk in Poland, pictured . '
article_snippet.sent: It is quite thick and rather large, made of leather and filled with bristles, and has a wooden tip that has preserved in excellent condition.
article_snippet.sent: It was probably dropped by someone in an ancient toilet in Poland. '
article_snippet.sent: The artifact has now been taken away for preservation work.
article_snippet.sent: The 'quite thick' and 'rather large' sex toy was discovered during an excavation of ancient toilets in Gdansk, Poland .
article_snippet.sent: Dildos have been found in some form throughout history, with Upper Palaeolithic artefacts previously discovered being said to be likely used for sexual pleasure.
article_snippet.sent: For thousands of years, phallic objects have been used symbolically as a means to boost fertility and ward off evil spirits - but their use as sexual aids has a long history, too.
article_snippet.sent: A 28,000-year-old phallus recently found in Germany is quoted as being the oldest known 'sex toy' ever found.
article_snippet.sent: While phalluses made from stone, wood, leather and even camel dung have all be found during excavations, or referenced throughout historical text and images.
article_snippet.sent: And an Austrian museum even has the world's oldest condom on display together with four other condom fragments dated from around 1650.
article_snippet.sent: the world's oldest condom on display together with four other condom fragments dated from around 1650 were found in a toilet at Dudley Castle in England.
highlights_snippet.sent: The 250-year-old toy was made from leather with a wooden head .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The 250-year-old toy was found during excavation of an ancient toilet in Gdansk .
  