Solid bronze amulet in form of priapus emerging like snail from shell

Made:
200-200

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Solid bronze amulet in form of priapus emerging like snail from shell, probably Roman, from Italy, 200BC-200AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A67870
type:
phallus
taxonomy:
  • visual and verbal communication
  • figure - representation
credit:
Arte Antica e Moderna