Lot Essay
It has been suggested that such figures represented the independent nature of the organ. For anthropomorphized phalli see p. 68-72, no. 55 in Johns, Sex or Symbol? Erotic Images of Greece and Rome.
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHALLUS
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
The shaft of the phallus rising as the torso, standing in a relaxed pose with its legs crossed, left over right, wearing a two-tiered skirt
3 in. (8.9 cm) high
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
The shaft of the phallus rising as the torso, standing in a relaxed pose with its legs crossed, left over right, wearing a two-tiered skirt
3 in. (8.9 cm) high