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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE HERM OF PRIAPUS
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
The god's muscular torso emerging from a calyx of foliate petals atop the slender shaft, his back arched as if to counterbalance the weight of his enormous erect phallus, depicted with a full beard and a tight-fitting head-cloth
2.13/16 in. (7.1 cm.) high
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
The god's muscular torso emerging from a calyx of foliate petals atop the slender shaft, his back arched as if to counterbalance the weight of his enormous erect phallus, depicted with a full beard and a tight-fitting head-cloth
2.13/16 in. (7.1 cm.) high