Erotic art
Overtly sexual depictions or symbols
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Delos | ||
| Etruscan Necropolises | Tarquinia: one of the tombs has a painting of two men whipping a woman. | |
| Hampi | ||
| Kathmandu Valley | Patan | |
| Khajuraho Group of Monuments | ||
| Mogao Caves | A large number of the caves are off-limits, because they are not of significant interest or they contain Tantric murals considered too sexually explicit for visitors | |
| Pattadakal | ||
| Pompei | Ancient brothel | |
| Pont du Gard | Phallus | |
| Quseir Amra | ||
| Risco Caido | "This cavity is also richly decorated with triangular motifs, interpreted as representing the female pubic triangle as a symbol of fertility." | |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Cahors | |
| Sanchi | ||
| Sun Temple, Konarak | ||
| Tarraco | Phallus | |
| Tassili n'Ajjer | Some scenes appear to portray sexuality, e.g. men with an erect penis. |
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