Figurines Data

ID	823
Images
Grid Ref	TL9369
Project type	Metal detector
County	Suffolk
Site	Pakenham
Site Type	Unknown
Context	Excavation spoil
Context Quality	1
Object Period	0
Material	Bronze
Location	British Museum
Ref No	1990,0601.1
M/F	Male
Age	Mature
Form	Figurine
Type	Deity
Name	Priapus
Bearded	No
Standing/Seated	Standing
Headgear	Headdress
Clothed	No
Drapery	No
Condition	Good
Classical	1
Quality	Classical 3
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	84.00
Length	0.00
Parallels	Haxey (864)
References	Johns and Henig 1991, 236-9, fig. 9 and 10 [Link to Bibliography]
Description	It depicts a youthful male figure in the form of a herm, the legs replaced by a rectangular-sectioned pillar ending in a small base. The young man leans back with his hands on his hips, and his head, turned to the right, is covered with a head-dress which at first sight looks like short, straight hair. He is ithyphallic, and the visual impact of the erect phallus is greatly emphasized by his pise. The sexual emphasis, the backward-leaning posture and the turban or head-cloth are all typical attributes of the god Priapus (Johns and Henig).