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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Molly Quell

200-year-old condom decorated with erotic art goes on display in Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum

Netherlands Condom - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The Netherlands' national museum has a new object on display that merges art with Amsterdam's infamous Red Light District: a nearly 200-year-old condom, emblazoned with erotic art.

The Rijksmuseum said in a statement that the playful prophylactic, believed to be made around 1830 from a sheep’s appendix, “depicts both the playful and the serious side of sexual health.”

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