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Priapus statuette

Standing figure of Priapus. The god is depicted with two small Silenus horns, his hairline is receding, and he has a long curly beard. The god wears a long, draped robe that he holds up at the front, showing the phallus. In the robe he carries fruits including grapes, a pomegranate and two other fruits. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Provv. 6600
Metal / Bronze
30 BCE – 395 CE
Roman Period
Unknown
Unknown, 1824
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 04
Museo Egizio