Oil lamp with Priapus- erotic - Roman Empire, c. 1st - 2nd Century AD Terracota Good condition, intact. 9,6 cm large, body 6,5 cm diameter Provenance: Private collection, Pairs, France, 1960. In Greek mythology, Priapus is a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens, and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term priapism. He became a popular figure in Roman erotic art and Latin literature, and is the subject of the often humorously obscene collection of verse called the Priapeia. Notes: The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. With certificate of authenticity.