Priapus statue, House of the Vettii, Pompeii
Statue of Priapus, god of fertility, with erect phallus, originally a fountain statue, found in the kitchen of the House of the Vettii, one of the largest houses in Pompeii, in the Parco Archeologico di Pompei, or Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Campania, Italy. Pompeii was a Roman city which was buried in ash after the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. The site is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13441119
Media ID
45130444
Size
4909px x 7087px
(6.1MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
