Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 74 in Johns, Sex or Symbol?, Erotic Images of Greece and Rome.
CIRCA 575 B.C.
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A CORINTHIAN POTTERY OIL-FLASK
circa 575 b.c.
Molded in the form of male genitalia, the scrotum stippled throughout, with patterned diamonds and triangles on the phallus, a fringe of striated lines along the base of the shaft, each side of the flaring pubic triangle with a lotus motif of two pointed leaves framing the comb, the sides with vertical perforations for suspension, the upper surface of the mouth with a rosette, the sides dotted
3.1/8 in. (7.9 cm) high
circa 575 b.c.
Molded in the form of male genitalia, the scrotum stippled throughout, with patterned diamonds and triangles on the phallus, a fringe of striated lines along the base of the shaft, each side of the flaring pubic triangle with a lotus motif of two pointed leaves framing the comb, the sides with vertical perforations for suspension, the upper surface of the mouth with a rosette, the sides dotted
3.1/8 in. (7.9 cm) high