Roman Bronze Statuette of Priapus

1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.

2 7/8 in. (116 grams total, 72 mm including stand).

Modelled in the round, the god standing wearing a paenula, his two hands holding up the hem to support a pile of fruits on his erect penis; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 136, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0926