Hollow unglazed terracotta phallic figure

Made:: 500-400

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Hollow unglazed terracotta phallic figure, with robe lifted to reveal genitalia, possibly Cabeirus, damaged by fire, Graeco-Roman(?), no provenance details, 500BC-400

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Category:: Classical & Medieval Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A36683

Materials:: terracotta, unglazed

type:: statue

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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Hollow unglazed terracotta phallic figure

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