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427 - Phallus
Costa Rica
DATE 300 BC - 500 AD
AUTHOR Unknown Pre-Columbian artist - Costa Rica
MEDIA Terracotta
SIZE 24,1 cm (9" 1/2) high
LOCATION USA - California - Beverly Hills - Barakat Gallery
NOTES This red terracotta molding representing a phallus, demonstrates the importance in the rite of passage and the rituals involved with it. The hollow image is a simple monochrome piece, with no ornamentation. The suggestion of fertility is ever present, yet specific details of the ritual itself are not given.
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