Plenty of ithyphallic amulets were also made in the Graeco-Roman Period with a similar idea of magical enhancement of virility1. This strongly suggests that machismo was mainly introduced in the Western world by the Graeco-Roman one
Green/blue glazed
ithyphallic monkey
L 1.2, H 0.7, D 0.5
Late Period
Private collection DA
Green glaze L 2.6, H 1.5
Brooklyn Museum
#16.580.18
Green and blue glaze
H 2.0, W 1.2, D 0.9
World Museum
Liverpool #M11528b
Damaged blue glaze
H 3.5, W 2.4
Eton College Museum
#ECM.2054.2010
Reference
1Andrews C. Amulets of ancient Egypt, 1994, p. 71
2Petrie W F M. Amulets, 1914, p. 11 and Fig.16e