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<em>Statuette of Ithyphallic Male</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view01.jpg)
Statuette of Ithyphallic Male, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view01.jpg)
<em>Statuette of Ithyphallic Male</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view01.jpg)

Statuette of Ithyphallic Male, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view01.jpg)

<em>Statuette of Ithyphallic Male</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Statuette of Ithyphallic Male, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Statuette of Ithyphallic Male</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view02.jpg)

Statuette of Ithyphallic Male, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view02.jpg)

<em>Statuette of Ithyphallic Male</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Statuette of Ithyphallic Male, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Statuette of Ithyphallic Male</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Statuette of Ithyphallic Male, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Statuette of Ithyphallic Male</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Statuette of Ithyphallic Male, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Statuette of Ithyphallic Male</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view03.jpg)

Statuette of Ithyphallic Male, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view03.jpg)

<em>Statuette of Ithyphallic Male</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view04.jpg)

Statuette of Ithyphallic Male, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view04.jpg)

<em>Statuette of Ithyphallic Male</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view05.jpg)

Statuette of Ithyphallic Male, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view05.jpg)

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Statuette of Ithyphallic Male

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Terracotta, pigment
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 2nd–4th century C.E.
    PERIOD Roman Period
    DIMENSIONS 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm) H. with tang: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.226
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Upper part of terra cotta statuette of a nude man. Large phallus, supported by right hand, curled over his head. Oval object grasped in hands. Cast (?) solid. Condition: Figure preserved from elbows up. Entire surface worn.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Statuette of Ithyphallic Male, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view01.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.16.226_view01.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2021
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    <em>Statuette of Ithyphallic Male</em>, 2nd–4th century C.E. Terracotta, pigment, 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (7.3 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.226. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.226_view01.jpg)

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