Erotic Art in Pompeii and Herculaneum Self-researched

Location: Pompeii Archaeological Park, Campania
Medium: Frescoes, sculpture, household items
Date: 1st century BC - 1st century AD

The excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum revealed cities rich in erotic artifacts including statues, frescoes, and household items decorated with sexual themes. The ubiquity of such imagery indicates that Roman attitudes toward sexual iconography were more relaxed than in modern Western culture. Much erotic art was also associated with fertility and religious practices related to Venus, the divine protector of Pompeii.