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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Exhibition of Pompeii’s sex scenes aims to decode erotica

a guide in front of the fresco
A fresco, discovered in November 2018 in the bedroom of a house in Pompeii, depicts the Greek myth of Leda and the Swan. Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty

An exhibition of erotic art found among the ruins of Pompeii will aim to show inquiring minds that racy scenes were present in homes across all sections of society and public spaces and that the images were not looked on in a scandalous or embarrassing way.

About 70 relics, including two medallions decorated with images of satyrs and nymphs that came from a ceremonial chariot found at the site last year, will be on display at Pompeii’s archeological park from 21 April.

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