LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Priapus

Bronze Terminal Figure of Priapus Object type: figure Museum number: 1814,0704.411 Description: Bronze terminal figure of Priapus emerging from a pillar, and sacrificing. Culture/period: Roman Date: 1stC-2ndC Materials: bronze Dimensions: Height: 11.1 centimetres Location: G69/12 Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2010 Jan - April, Nottingham, Lakeside Arts Centre, The University of Nottingham, 'Roman Sexuality: Images, Myths and Meanings' 2014 Feb-May, Brading Roman Villa, Isle of Wight, Roman Sexuality: Images, Myths and Meanings Subjects: classical deity Representation of: Priapus Acquisition name: Purchased from: Peregrine Edward Towneley Previous owner/ex-collection: Charles Townley Acquisition date: 1814 Department: Greek & Roman Antiquities Registration number: 1814,0704.411 Text from: www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=464024&partId=1&searchText=priapus+bronze&page=1 Priapus, a fertility god, is shown here emerging from a pillar, and sacrificing. Images of the god were placed in household shrines as protection for the boundaries of the family's land, in addition to the wellbeing of the crops grown on it and the animals reared there. Text from the British Museum label.