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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Polyphallic Figurine of the God Mercury
Work_PrefTitle
Polyphallic Figurine of the God Mercury
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Overall view; Mercury carrying a money sack, one of his attributes
Image_Title
Overall view; Mercury carrying a money sack, one of his attributes
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
Agent_Display
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 27854
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 27854
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo 19; Secret Cabinet (Gabbinete or Gabinetto Segreto)
Work_LocationNotes
Piazza Museo 19; Secret Cabinet (Gabbinete or Gabinetto Segreto)
Location Note
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GPS:
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40.853378 14.250486
GPS
40.853378 14.250486
GPS
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Date:
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before 79 CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
before 79 CE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Imperial (Roman)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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figurine
Work_Worktype1
figurine
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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bronze
Work_MaterialDisplay
bronze
Material
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Technique:
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casting (process)
Work_Technique
casting (process)
Technique
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Subjects:
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mythology (Classical); Hermes (Greek deity); polyphallic; tintinnabulum
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
mythology (Classical); Hermes (Greek deity); polyphallic; tintinnabulum
Subjects
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Description:
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The Secret Cabinet (Gabbinete) or Secret Room is the name of the Bourbon Monarchy gave the private rooms in which they held their fairly extensive collection of erotic or sexual items, mostly deriving from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Limiting viewership and censorship have always been part of the history of the collection. The phallus when associated with the Greek god Hermes (the Roman Mercury) was thought to offer apotropaic protection. In this example, currently missing its once-decorative bells, multi-phallic Mercury, identified by his wings, hat and money sack, clearly acted as a protective, apotropaic device. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The Secret Cabinet (Gabbinete) or Secret Room is the name of the Bourbon Monarchy gave the private rooms in which they held their fairly extensive collection of erotic or sexual items, mostly deriving from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Limiting viewership and censorship have always been part of the history of the collection. The phallus when associated with the Greek god Hermes (the Roman Mercury) was thought to offer apotropaic protection. In this example, currently missing its once-decorative bells, multi-phallic Mercury, identified by his wings, hat and money sack, clearly acted as a protective, apotropaic device. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-NAM-XC-GM-A01
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-NAM-XC-GM-A01
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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