196. Pompeian, erotic brick with allegorical scene. I - II centuries BC.

ID-ANTQ-8377
live_auctionLive Fine and Applied Art Auction № 9 - Part I Lot: 1-300
Auction begins: 18 May 2024 12:00
Estimate: 3000-5000 EUR
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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.
Condition: Signs of wear commensurate with age
Style: Antiquity
Country: Italy
Warranty: Seller Warranty
Material: Stoneware, Painting
Product sizes: Height - 21cm, Width - 23cm, Depth - 5cm
Location: Gallery "Antiqon", Brivibas street 52, Riga, Latvia
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