Macrophallic Figurine
Ptolemaic Period
This male figure’s overly large phallus identifies it as belonging to a group of ithyphallic figures known from the late first millennium. Here the phallus is supported by a round object that appears to be a drum. Although harps are a more common musical instrument associated with these figures, because the figurines are linked to the celebration of festivals of a divine birth, a drum would certainly be appropriate choice.
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