Ancient Statues Have Tiny Penises And Used To Have Color

Ancient Statues used to be fragrant and colourful with their noses and heads fully attached and many presented with a small penis. The question is, why? "In the Greek and Roman Department I was shown the Museum Secretum, and among the fascinating items was a selection of marble phalluses. I was informed that these had been removed from classical sculptures by 19th-century curators in order to make them suitable for public exhibition." - Peter Webb, lecturer in art history at Middlesex University. #statue #ancienthistory #romanempire Other Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfac07dXQhkxBGekNRnpcrT_-KnLyGafy https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfac07dXQhkzgpRY9y3WA_eGu_fLAGngZ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfac07dXQhkyJCHBX-sdmNz8yL-tikEzz https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfac07dXQhkxeF7u7KplAVIQbTKE3RIhX https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfac07dXQhkyjnTnLO0UhyGUi0EX5TOnh Social Media: ► Website: https://iflscience.com ► Facebook: https://facebook.com/iflscience ► Instagram: https://instagram.com/iflscience ► Threads: https://www.threads.net/@iflscience ► TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@iflscience ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/iflscience ► BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/iflscience.bsky.social Read more: https://www.iflscience.com/why-do-ancient-greek-statues-have-such-small-penises-66304 https://www.iflscience.com/headless-roman-statues-are-headless-for-a-reason-and-its-not-what-you-think-70822 https://www.iflscience.com/why-do-so-many-ancient-roman-and-greek-statues-have-no-noses-74219 https://www.iflscience.com/this-is-what-ancient-greek-statues-used-to-look-like-in-color-37611 https://www.iflscience.com/ancient-greek-and-roman-statues-were-meant-to-be-sniffed-and-they-smelled-divine-78563 Credits: Hosted by Chris Carpineti Produced and edited by Dominic Grose Written by Dr. Russell Moul, Dr. Katie Spalding, Robin Andrews, Benjamin Taub, James Felton and Dominic Grose Opening Title Sequence by Philip K Brayne & James Rodrigues Additional media from Storyblocks, Shutterstock, Wikimedia Commons, Trustees of the British Museum, LucaFazPhoto, Peter O'Connor, Joel Bellviure, Erik Cleves Kristensen, Zde, Hyspaosines, Sdwelch1031, Carole Raddato, Gary Todd, George E. Koronaios, Deiadameian, Postdlf, Missvain, Liam Clarkson-Holborn, Aquaplaning, Alaskanspaceship, George E. Koronaios, Kleon3, Marie-Lan Nguyen Licences: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication