They are in perspex cases so hard to get good photographs of due to reflections from lights in the room.
After those sobering images it was good to step back out into the sun. Maria showed us some of the brothels in Pompeii, usually noted by a phallus above the doorway
This is one of the comfy stone beds used in the brothel
An old photo of a painting recreating the artwork in one of the brothels
As the girls were all slaves brought from distant countries they could not have been able to converse with the customers therefore scenes depicting sex acts were painted on the wall so that the customer could just point to what he wanted.
Another comfortable "love nest". Presumably there was some kind of straw mattress laid on the stone.
Time to go back outside again.
More to follow as we complete our tour of Pompeii.........
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