Limestone Pigna

Item

Title
Limestone Pigna
Inventory Number
A0224
Date Acquired
1909
Source
Magoffin
Provenance
? Praeneste
Description
Pointed phallic symbol on base resembling circular altar with fairly shallowly concave sides with plain thick, projecting discoid moldings above and below, the lower greater in diameter than the upper. Strong rasp marks all over, vertical on symbol, horizontal on base.
State of Preservation
Considerable chipping particularly around lower edge of base and pointed top where there is some indication of regrinding of broken surface. Slip mostly worn off, best preserved on underside of top molding of base. Painted "by mistake."
Height
22.5 cm
Base Diameter
8.5 cm
Color
Stone 10YR 7/6 (yellow); paint 10YR 8/2 (white).
Type
burial
Material
limestone?

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