From a compendium of ancient erotic gems by Pierre d'Hancarville, an 18th-century art historian (and
From a compendium of ancient erotic gems by Pierre d'Hancarville, an 18th-century art historian (and thief) who specialized in art-historical porn. Sept Priapes placés autour d'un limaçon, animal qui selon les naturalistes possédant les deux sexes [et] est le simbole de la lubricité avec le mot INVICTA attribué à Messane, font allusion au vers de Juvénal qui de de cette Princesse. Seven phalluses arranged around a snail, an animal that, according to natural scientists, contains both sexes and is the symbol of lust, with the word “Invicta” [unvanquished], attributed to Messane and alluding to the poetry of Juvenal, who speaks of this princess. -- source link
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