Caption

Votive offering in the form of a phallus, votive offering, phalluses, 332–30 BC; Hellenistic period, Etruria, Caere, height 6 cm, width 15 cm, depth 6 cm, weight 0.21 kg, length 15.3 cm, A horizontally oriented, elongated ceramic vessel with a tapered end and a wider rounded opposite end rests against a neutral gray background; the vessel surface shows a beige to light tan base color with mottled areas of darker brown and gray discoloration, scattered small dark speckles across its body, and faint linear scratches and marks etched into the surface; the tapered end appears slightly darker with a shadowed underside, while the wider end has a rougher, more irregular texture and darker brown-gray crusting.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_458

License type

Rights managed

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48.7Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 9.5in / 6000 x 2835 (300dpi)

Keywords

Votive offering form phallus votive offering phalluses 332–30 Bc Hellenistic period Etruria Caere height 6 cm width 15 cm depth 6 cm weight 0.21 kg length 15.3 cm horizontally oriented elongated ceramic vessel tapered wider rounded opposite rests neutral gray background vessel surface beige light tan base color mottled areas darker brown gray discoloration scattered small dark speckles across body faint linear scratches marks etched surface slightly darker shadowed underside rougher irregular texture darker brown-gray crusting.