Sculpture Saturday *10

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Bronze tripod with young ithyphallic Satyrs as legs from the 1st century CE. Found June 15, 1755 in the sacrarium of the complex of Julia Felix in Pompeii. Shown in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

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  1. Found June 15, 1755. Shown in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

    Of course … in Europe. This would never be shown in any public display here in USA. Our public facilities can barely say the word “erection,” let alone display one.

    But I love the statue!

  2. “Our public facilities can barely say the word “erection,” let alone display one.”
    😜Hey I’ve got a bone to pick with that!

  3. Can any of you have an erection like that the foreskin not being retired ? I can’t.

    1. My foreskin covers my glans when erect. That’s so I can get a boner even in the hot sun or rain – the full covering gives me an all-weather penis.

  4. anatomically speaking his tail should be exiting his back in a downward direction. Humans and near humans have their tail bones slopping down.

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