Carved steatite(?) ithyphallic head

Made:
3000 BCE-300 CE
Carved steatite(?) ithyphallic head

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Carved steatite(?) ithyphallic head, feet, one arm and phallus missing, probably originally held a flagellum, Egyptian, 3000BC-300

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A87309
Materials:
stone, steatite ?
Measurements:
remaining: length 120 mm
remaining: width 63 mm
depth 50 mm
type:
figure - representation and phallus
credit:
Gayer-Anderson, R.G.