Erotic Musicians
305-30 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Although it is one of many similar compositions, this statuette has particular interest for the inscribed rectangular item, possibly a papyrus, on top of the man’s phallus. The nonhieroglyphic writing is enigmatic, perhaps representing musical notation.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Limestone, pigment
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt
- Period
- Ptolemaic Period
- Dimensions
- 5 13/16 x 8 1/4 in. (14.8 x 21 cm)
- Accession Number
- 58.34
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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