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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1976.52 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name figurine Description Solid cast of bronze statuette of a male actor with mask, lifting tunic to expose large phallus. Small casting hole in base. This figurine was found during excavations at the Cups Hotel on Colchester High Street. It shows an actor playing the character of Priapus, the well-endowed god of fertility. He wears a comedy mask and is carrying a large quantity of fruit in his tunic, held up by his large phallus. This may have been a souvenir from a trip to the theatre or perhaps a gift to an aspiring actor. Production period Roman Material metal Dimensions height: 95.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1976.52
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

figurine
Description

Solid cast of bronze statuette of a male actor with mask, lifting tunic to expose large phallus. Small casting hole in base. This figurine was found during excavations at the Cups Hotel on Colchester High Street. It shows an actor playing the character of Priapus, the well-endowed god of fertility. He wears a comedy mask and is carrying a large quantity of fruit in his tunic, held up by his large phallus. This may have been a souvenir from a trip to the theatre or perhaps a gift to an aspiring actor.
Production period

Roman
Material

metal
Dimensions

Details