Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
$875.00
Front molded (remainder is hand formed) standing male figure, head with prominent ears slightly tilted and arms clutching an object to his chest. Wearing only a cloth wrapped around his hips, tied with free ends in front. An enormous phallus dangling from underneath the mantle. Both legs and phallus are free moving, perforated and suspended from a horizontal axle entering through perforations on either side of mantle.
Additional perforation at top of head. Intact. H. 5.6″(14.2 cm).
Originally, legs and phallus could be moved by a string through the perforation at the head. Perhaps a figure of an actor from Satyr-Play or other farce related to Dionysos. For similar see: Ribakov B.A. Archaeology of USSR. Summery of archaeological sources. Terracotta Figures. Part III. Moscow, 1974, table 54, 55.