ROMAN BRONZE PRIAPUS FIGURE

ROMAN BRONZE PRIAPUS FIGURE

Son of Zeus, god of virility and fertility, his tunica open at front showing his everlasting erection, cloth with fruits in his hands, supported by his penis.

Ex priv. L.J. Jansen, Netherlands, Gorny & Mosch, München 2007, hence priv. coll. H.v.H., Netherlands.
H. 9,5 cm. Green and red brown patina.  Mounted

1st – 2nd cent. AD

Cf. The larger statues of this type were used in Roman gardens as scarecrow, his usually enormous penis as a threat for thieves