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Despite changing attitudes toward sex in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the sexual objects found at Pompeii and neighboring Herculaneum are still kept in a special “Secret Cabinet” area of the Naples Museum. There, curious students of history can gaze in awe at baskets full of clay dicks, or admire charming penis figurines with feet, wings, and their own little penises (yes, they are penises with penises, because you can never have enough luck). Plus, there are elegant statues of gods humping various animals and people.
Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
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