File:Pompeii - House of Menander - Caldarium - Mosaic 1.jpg

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English: Roman Mosaic from the entrance to the caldarium in the House of Menander in Pompeii. Upper part showing black servant carrying water vessels, with an evident penis. Lower part showing an oil container framed by strigiles (oil scrapers), the arrangement suggesting female genitalia.
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Source John R. Clarke: Ars Erotica. Darmstadt: Primus 2009
Author WolfgangRieger

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