Fertility Gallery

A fresco from the villa of Agrippa Postumus at Boscotrecase, Pompeii

A fresco from the villa of Agrippa Postumus at Boscotrecase, Pompeii. The 3rd style, cubiculum 16, north wall. The scene takes place near a rural sanctuary as identified by a sacred tree and a column with a ritual vase on the abacus. At its base is a female deity on a throne possibly Cybele. Two women and a child proceed towards the sanctuary bearing boughs or torches while a shepherd watches. Behind them is an ithyphallic Priapus. Country of Origin: Italy. Culture: Roman. Period/Date: 1-25 AD. Place of Origin: Boscotrecase, Pompeii. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Museo Nazionale, Naples. Location: 07

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Amulet of an Aegis with the Head of Hathor, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period-Late Period

Amulet of an Aegis with the Head of Hathor, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, Dynasties 21-31 (about 1069-332 BCE)

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Female Fertility (?) Figure, Iran, 5000 B.C.- 9th century A.D.. Creator: Unknown

Female Fertility (?) Figure, Iran, 5000 B.C.- 9th century A.D.. Could be a residual piece from a previous periods; may have functioned as a toy

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