CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN BRONZE PRIAPUS
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The muscular fertility god depicted nude and ithyphallic, standing in contrapposto with his left arm bent, his head tilted, with one finger raised to his chin, his right arm extended, the elongated face framed by a long curling beard and mustache, his pointed ears emerging from his thick locks, the top of his head covered by a cloth, the face with creased brows, a bulbous nose, and a small mouth
5¾ in. (14.6 cm) high

Provenance

with Ayoub Rabenou, France, 1970s.

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Lot Essay

Priapus was a minor Roman rustic god, characterized by his state of permanent arousal. For a similar figure in this pose see p. 123 in Grant, Eros in Pompeii: The Erotic Art Collection of the Museum of Naples.

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