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Oil flask (aryballos) in the shape of a phallus
Potter: Priapos
Greek
Archaic Period
about 540 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 6 x 6.1 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession Number13.105
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionOn back of handle, a man courting a youth. Around the rim is labeled "Priapos made it" (Priapos epoiesen)
InscriptionsPriapos epoiesen (Priapos made it)
ProvenanceBy 1912: with Edward Perry Warren; gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA, January 2, 1913