Drawing of a phallus
((:phallus))
| Description of Drawing (English) | phallus |
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| Findspot |
Smyrna, Basilica
(Agora.1)
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| Drawing Category | Erotic images |
| Writing Style | charcoal |
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| Bibliography | Bagnall, R. S. et al., Graffiti from the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna (2016): 97. |
| Commentary | Dipinto of a penis located at the eastern face of Pier A15, looking into Bay 5. The corpus of the penis is drawn horizontally and it is composed of a lower straight line and an upper convex one converging toward the tip. Two short lines indicate the dorsal artery; the foreskin and the meatus are also clearly outlined. The two drop-shaped testicles, which are rendered in multiple concentric lines, are placed vertically and touch at the center. |
| Suggested Citation | AGP-SMYD00052, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-SMYD00052> [accessed: 19 May 2025] |
| Contributions |
Editor: Roger S. Bagnall Principal Contributor: Roger S. Bagnall Last Revision: 2016-10-03 |
