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Roman ring depicting emaciated and bearded man with huge phallus

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29 March 2022
Roman ring depicting emaciated and bearded man with huge phallus
Roman ring depicting emaciated and bearded man with huge phallus | Photo: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Roman ring showing a thin and bearded man with a huge phallus killing a giant grasshopper. The relief was carved in a carnelian; it is dated around the 1st century BCE.

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