196. Pompeian, erotic brick with allegorical scene. I - II centuries BC.
ID-ANTQ-8377
Live Fine and Applied Art Auction № 9 - Part I Lot: 1-300
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Pompeian, erotic brick with allegorical scene. I - II centuries BC.
Pompeian, erotic brick with an allegorical scene of a naked woman riding a winged phallus. The group is made using the fresco technique and is enclosed in an oval olive-colored medallion with pearl dots. The winged phallus is one of the textbook subjects of the erotic art of Rome, personifying the constant readiness for insemination. Sower of desire and life. Probably Rome. I - II centuries AD. 21 x 23 x 5 cm. Similar erotic bricks are presented in the book Erotica Universalis by Gilles Neret section I Erotica Antqua Pages 53 - 69 Pompeii 1st century AD. Erotic art of Pompeii.
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Помпейский, эротический кирпич с аллегорической сценой. I - II века до нашей эры.
Помпейский, эротический кирпич с аллегорической сценой, обнаженной женщины верхом на крылатом фаллосе. Группа исполнена в технике фрески и заключена в овал медальона оливкового цвета с жемчужными точками. Крылатый фаллос один из хрестоматийных сюжетов эротического искусства Рима, олицетворяющий постоянную готовность к осеменению. Сеятель желания и жизни. Вероятно Рим. I - Ii века нашей эры. 21 х 23 Х 5 см. Аналогичные эротические кирпичи представлены в книге Erotica Universalis автор Gilles Neret раздел I Erotica Antqua Стр.53 - 69 Помпеи 1 век нашей эры. Эротическое искусство Помпеи.
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