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Erotic figurine

Egyptian
Greco-Roman Period
332 B.C.–A.D. 337
Findspot: Egypt

Medium/Technique Limestone
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4990
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionErotic figure. Small figure of boy sitting, holding large penis. Traces of red paint.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.