Statuette of Priapus

Priapus was the god of fertility, gardens, plants, and vineyards. The god is typically depicted with an oversize phallus and basket of fruit. Statues and other representations of Priapus often decorated domestic garden spaces, serving as a protector, particularly for crops. Garden statues were frequently larger in size than this statuette and would have stood independely in the interior courtyard area (1).

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1. See an example in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston inv. RES.08.34a