The meaning of these sexual sculptures is debated, and suggestions have ranged from their being educational images providing instruction on contraception, to examples of Moche moralizing or humor, to the portrayal of ceremonial and religious rites.
Another common image includes a male skeleton who masturbates or is masturbated by a woman. The most common position is anal sex, but in most of these cases the couple is heterosexual, not homosexual, their genitalia carefully detailed. Sodomy, fellatio and masturbation are most frequently represented cunnilingus is never found, and examples of penile penetration of the vagina are so rare as to be virtually absent. The vessels are always functional, with a hollow body to hold liquids and a pouring spout, often in the form of a phallus. The ceramics preserve images of war and daily activities such as weaving, and a group of at least 500 vessels carries explicitly sexual images in the form of three-dimensional sculptures on top of or as part of the pot. Their material culture includes exquisitely crafted textiles, ornamental objects in gold and semi-precious stones, wall paintings, tattooed mummies, and ceramics. Its peoples harnessed the waters of the Andes to create a sophisticated culture with a highly stratified urban society centered on ceremonial pyramid complexes called huacas. The Moche civilization dominated the arid north coast of Peru from around the first to the eighth century AD. Image courtesy of the Art Insitute of Chicago Handle Spout Vessel in the Form of a Female and Skeletal Figure in an Erotic Embrace Take a peek, and if you're at work, make sure your boss isn’t standing over your shoulder! But what about those works whose subjects slid right past first base (and sometimes even second and third)? These ten head-scratching artworks, excerpted from Phaidon’s newĪre salacious and outrageous, sure to even make the most open-minded Casanova blush.
The idealized nude is a trope in Western art, with works like Michaelangelo’s
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