Nude crouching figure wearing a wreath, large phallus broken away
The small figure wearing a leafy crown crouches with his knees raised on either side of a large broken away area; the broken element was an oversized phallus based on traces and many parallels. The identity of the figure is unclear, but is likely connected with the complex of informal statuary including many ithyphallic figures in the Late and Ptolemaic Periods. In general these informal figurines are thought to be connected with festivals celebrating a divine birth.
Artwork Details
- Title: Nude crouching figure wearing a wreath, large phallus broken away
- Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
- Date: 664–30 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Faience
- Dimensions: H. 4.7 × W. 1.9 × D. 1.8 cm (1 7/8 × 3/4 × 11/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Gift of James Douglas, 1890
- Object Number: 90.6.211
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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360–343 BCE
4th century B.C.
ca. 872–664 BCE
664–525 BCE
332–30 BCE
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