Ex-voto anatomici
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- | The [[ex-voto anatomici]] are a series of terracotta sculptures[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Museo_Nazionale_Napoli_Gabinetto_Segreto_Findings_From_Pompeji.jpg] ([[ex-voto]]s of [[private parts]]: [[penis]]es, 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]]). | + | The [[ex-voto anatomici]] are a series of terracotta sculptures[http://jahsonic.tumblr.com/post/774673644/the-ex-voto-anatomici-are-a-series-of-terracotta#notes] ([[ex-voto]]s of [[private parts]]: [[penis]]es, 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 Gabinetto Segreto. | They have item numbers 27768-27791, 21628-21665, the 27-series used to be in the Gabinetto Segreto. | ||
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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 Gabinetto Segreto.
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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