Ex-voto anatomici
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They have item numbers 27768-27791, 21628-21665, the 27-series used to be in the [[raccolta pornografica]]. | They have item numbers 27768-27791, 21628-21665, the 27-series used to be in the [[raccolta pornografica]]. | ||
- | At first glance these objects might be mistaken as coming from [[hypersexual]] people. But as [[Catherine Johns]] explains, these [[ex-voto]]s are used to bring [[good luck]]. And the best of luck of course is [[fertility]]. | + | At first glance these objects might be mistaken as coming from [[hypersexual]] people. But as [[Catherine Johns]] explains, these [[ex-voto]]s are used to bring [[good luck]]. And the best of luck of course is [[fertility]]: |
- | "everyday sexual imagery ... are not primarily about sex, but about [[good luck]]. We know that a [[charm]] in the form of a [[shamrock]] does not allude to [[botany]], nor does a [[horseshoe]] shaped one symbolize [[equestrian]] pursuits. The principle is the same, and the shocked and embarrassed response of [[Victorian era|Victorian]] scholars to Roman phallic objects missed the point." --Catherine Johns in ''[[Sex: An Intimate Companion]]'' | + | :"everyday sexual imagery ... are not primarily about sex, but about [[good luck]]. We know that a [[charm]] in the form of a [[shamrock]] does not allude to [[botany]], nor does a [[horseshoe]] shaped one symbolize [[equestrian]] pursuits. The principle is the same, and the shocked and embarrassed response of [[Victorian era|Victorian]] scholars to Roman phallic objects missed the point." --Catherine Johns in ''[[Sex: An Intimate Companion]]'' |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Pompeian erotica]] | *[[Pompeian erotica]] | ||
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The ex-voto anatomici are a series of terracotta sculptures[1] (ex-votos of private parts: penises, a breast and, on the right, a womb) in a showcase in the Gabinetto Segreto (secret chamber) at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Naples. Found in a samnite sanctuary in the old town of Cales (Calvi Risorta).
They have item numbers 27768-27791, 21628-21665, the 27-series used to be in the raccolta pornografica.
At first glance these objects might be mistaken as coming from hypersexual people. But as Catherine Johns explains, these ex-votos are used to bring good luck. And the best of luck of course is fertility:
- "everyday sexual imagery ... are not primarily about sex, but about good luck. We know that a charm in the form of a shamrock does not allude to botany, nor does a horseshoe shaped one symbolize equestrian pursuits. The principle is the same, and the shocked and embarrassed response of Victorian scholars to Roman phallic objects missed the point." --Catherine Johns in Sex: An Intimate Companion
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