Description
The god Pan having sex with a goat, statue from Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum. About 2nd–1st century BC.
License Info
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license ( CC BY 2.5 ). Photo credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons (2011).
Charpentier
Member"What's your sign?
Let me guess:
'Capricorn'?
NSFW
MemberGosh... Nikon D300S's ISO 1600 is bad... :S
Cetaceaphile
MemberPretty sure this is a modern artwork.
toboe
PrivilegedIt's from 79 AD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_of_the_Papyri
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_art_in_Pompeii_and_Herculaneum
Cetaceaphile
MemberVery good condition for the age of it :L
toboe
PrivilegedVolcanic ash floes from the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 preserved it better than almost anything else could have.
Goonbot2-0
MemberDuring the time this was made Capricorn was represented by a sea-monster actually. Which is probably more accurate, goats act nothing like the Capricorn "Archtype".
EmmetEarwax
MemberWhen this was discovered in the Bourbon excavations, it was discreetly locked away and not shown to the general public. Its existence was denied.
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