Why do statues have small genitals?
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Have you ever wondered why ancient Greek statues of naked men were always decorated with penises and small testicles?
Pay attention to this: they all have abundant hair, a smooth chest, broad shoulders, square stomachs - and a small penis.
Many think that it is because the penis of the Greek men was smaller than the average today or that the sculptors tried to humble the organs - but these are not the reasons for this.
The sculptors of ancient Greece and Rome had no qualms about displaying them in the nude.
Times have changed: the historian and art history lecturer at Middlesex University, Peter Webb, described to the "Guardian" what he saw in the British Museum: "During my research I toured the British Museum and the Greek and Roman department and came across a wide selection of phalluses in a drawer. I was informed that these had been removed from the classical sculptures by curators from the 19th century to fit them for public exhibition." Webb generously offered to return the pins to their owners but his request was denied. He added: "Later I discovered that European curators used fig leaves.
Michelangelo's 'Uncle' was supplied with a marble fig leaf at the beginning of the 16th century that was not removed until 1912. Today, most of the fig leaves have been removed and holes remain in the pubic area."
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So we will return to our question: why does it take only a small fig leaf to hide it?
Here too there is a matter of differences of perception.
At the time when most Greek sculptures were made, a small penis was considered more attractive than a large one.
In fact, a large penis was considered something vulgar and was not a sign of strength, masculinity and attractiveness as it is today.
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"Ancient Greece was a very masculine culture," photographer Ingrid Burton-Moyne, who created a series of photos of ancient statues' testicles, told Hyperallergic, "They preferred 'small and taut' genitals, as opposed to large ones, to show male self-control in affairs Sexuality. Today, modern creators in the field of commerce, cinema and advertising have turned the male genital organ into a mass commodity that tells us about control and desirability. Size matters and the bigger the better."
Art historian Ellen Ordson added in the same issue that people with a larger penis were then seen as "stupid, lustful and ugly", in fact, the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes detailed the ideal male qualities in the comedy "The Clouds" and described the perfect man as having a "shiny chest, fair skin , broad shoulders, a tiny tongue, muscular, a strong butt and a small member."
So no, the penis does not grow over the years in an extreme circumcision, but the degree of attractiveness related to its size certainly does.
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