Vicus sexual union
Room 3, Vitrine 16
• These sculptural clay whistling bottles depict couples engaged in two different types of sexual union.
• In one, with his penis erect the man mounts the woman, who is lying on her back. The man holds a child in his arms.
• In the other, anal penetration is depicted. The woman is wearing face and body paint, her braided hair is twisted into buns, and she is supporting herself on her four limbs. The man is wearing a three-pointed headdress and breastplate, face and body paint, and ear adornments, indicating his high status.
• Vicús culture, Formative Epoch (1250 BC – 1 AD), ML004435, ML017752.
ML004435