F39.1 PRIAPUS
| Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum of Naples |
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| Catalogue No. | - |
| Type | Fresco, Imperial Roman IV Style |
| Context | Pompeii, Casa dei Vettii |
| Date | ca 65 -79 A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
Priapus, the god of garden fertility, weighs his oversized phallus against a basket brimming with fruit on a set of scales. He wears a yellow and blue robe and a peaked Phrygian cap, and holds the scales and a garden tool in his hands.