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A giant penis statue — measuring an impressive 21 inches — has been unearthed by archaeologists in Sweden.

The girthy phallus might even have been used in blood sacrifices to a pagan fertility god, researchers said.

Dated to be from the Bronze Age, between 1800 and 500 BC, the penis rock was discovered during an excavation near Gothenburg.

It has been linked to a fertility cult, having been found alongside a lot of animal bones which hints that the area was used for sacrifice.

The lack of any human bones ruled out the theory that the phallus was a unique headstone.

(Image: The Archaeologist NHM)

Archaeologist Gisela Ängeby told local media: “It has a distinct phallus shape.

“I thought when I came across it that ‘oh my god it can't be true’.

“I showed the picture to colleagues and there is no discussion, it has a very penis-like shape.”

The team think the remarkable rock might have already had a penile shape before craftsmen added extra details.

“I believe that in connection with the erection, it was used to offer sacrifices, for example within the framework of a fertility cult,” the archeologist added.

Penis-shaped objects are fairly common archeological discoveries.

A lucky charm shaped as an erect penis and testicles — designed to ward off evil — has been estimated to be dated from 100AD.

It was discovered, completely accidentally, by divers in south-east Spain.