Why antiquity human statues have relatively detailed male genitalia but not female?

by CornPlanter

Was it too difficult to carve? Was it considered "improper"? Is it even a fact at all, I mean it's true for the statues I can recall but I am no expert on antiquity art. I just read this statement in some article and it got me curious.

ctesibius

Subsidiary question - why the genitals on herms?

SparkyMountain

Could it simply be that because most sculptors were men they were more familiar with the details of their own anatomy?