So I'm back from my #museum trip. I am severely disappointed by all of the statues having been vandalised. The only intact phalloi I could find were on a relief and a modern reconstruction. I DID meet a beautiful statue of #Aphrodite, though! She even still has a visible slit! I will share the images on Friday, the Day of Aphrodite.
As a sneak peek, enjoy this beautiful bum!
@antiquidons #MuseumBums #OwnWork #GreekRomanArt #BumDayMonday
@AimeeMaroux I think we have loved a nice bum for thousands of years.
@AimeeMaroux @antiquidons You know something's gone wrong with us when people start seeing a moral imperative in art vandalism.
@ricorodriguez @antiquidons It was, sadly, quite common. Vase paintings have the genitals scratched off. Sculptures are missing their penis or were covered with a fig leaf. There is also the theory that labia were filed away on female sculptures but I don't know if there is evidence or if it's speculation.
@AimeeMaroux Spotted locally. She needs some TLC and sadly her bum was behind glass.