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Engraving titled Priape: robed figures crowd around a statue on a pedestal, a figure reclines below, and two small statues on plinths appear beneath.

Priape: crowd around a statue, engraving from L'antiquité expliquée

An engraved plate titled Priape shows a crowd of robed figures dancing and gesturing around a statue on a tall pedestal, while a figure lies on the ground at lower center. Two small statues on plinths sit below: a nude male figure at left and a pillar-like herm at right.

Artist
Bernard de Montfaucon
Date
1719
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3213 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1719.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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