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Meg Sorick, Author/Artist 
Oh gosh. One of my fav’s…..along with the Winged Victory of Samothrace. So bril! Thanks for sharing. 😉
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The contortion of pain is so vivid. This is one of my favorites, too. Thanks, love!
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I agree. Welcome, mate! 😉
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Beautiful photo, Meg. But one has to wonder about who the models were for the sculptor, and why, um, their fig leaves were so small? 😀
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Rob, you will find this interesting… Large penii (found a way to use it in a sentence, woo!) were not held in high regard among the ancient Greeks, believe it or not! They felt that a man with a large penis wouldn’t have good control of his thinking abilities – much prized among the Greeks. You ever notice that small penii are more the norm among the classic sculptures? 😀
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Wait, let me focus on this. What? 😉
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It’s true: http://metro.co.uk/2016/07/11/this-is-why-ancient-statues-always-have-small-penises-5999122/
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Leave it to you, Rob! 😄
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Mea culpa! 😀
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As much as I find your picture interesting I’m really enjoying the comments section! 😉
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Everything you never wanted to know about Greek sculpture?
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😀
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I love sculpture like this- so alive!
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Yes! Like they were in the marble waiting to be uncovered!
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Exactly!
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An amazing sculpture. How wonderful that you saw it in person. The Vatican?
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Yes, visited Rome a few years back. It is an amazing piece. Such pain!
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Amazing sculpture
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Isn’t it though?
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Yes, definietly not something we can find at Walmart.
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Oh my god! That’s hilarious! 😝
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Beautiful. I want to go back to Italy so so very much. I know you’d be happy to join me!
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He sure has a flexible arm erm hand… 😀
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Trying desperately to escape the grip of the serpents!
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Studied myth in the Greek and Roman worlds as a module in uni. Love it all. I want to go to Rome and all the Greek Isles.
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Oh, take me with you! 😃
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Saw this years ago and was really disturbed. The agony is almost touchable.
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Yes, exactly! Such a vivid portrayal of anguish, both mental and physical.
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Plans in the making 😀 x
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A true masterpiece!
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It really is. Thank you for your thoughts!
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Fangs for this marvellous pic!
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Thanks, Peter! It’s quite a sculpture!
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