A penis malformation in Etrusco-Roman art, condyloma, haemangioma or a sexual enhancement?

Ex-votos in the form of a penis were known since since prehistoric and their manufacture flourished until historical times, mainly in ancient Greek (1,2) and Etrusco-Roman art (3). The great majority of these penises were constructed as healthy examples, probably in order to express the believers’ gratitude towards the healing gods, usually after the restoration of their health, or as pray in order the religionist to receive by the gods a healthy limb as presented by the ex-votos. In some very rare cases, probably when the believer has not received the expected therapy, a second penis ex-voto could have been made in such a way to depict the signs of his disease, to strictly provoke the favor of the gods (4). FUNDADOS EN 1944 POR E. PÉREZ CASTRO, A. PUIGVERT GORRO Y L. CIFUENTES DELATTE Director / Editor: E. Pérez-Castro Ellendt Editor Asociado: L. Martínez-Piñeiro Lorenzo Editor Asociado Internacional: J. de la Rosette Editor Asociado para Latinoamérica: F. Secín