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Here are ten of the most shocking pieces of erotic art from the deep past. It can therefore be a shock when we are confronted with the naughty, erotic, or frankly bizarre sexual imagery that our ancestors reveled in. When artefacts were excavated in the past they were often suppressed if they did not fit the cultivated image people had of the ancient world. Many of the white sculptures in museums today were originally painted in gaudy colors as you can see on our list of Top 10 Color Classical Reproductions. In fact the ancient world was often dirty, smelly, and noisy. In this serene Golden age intellectuals wandered about in clean streets surrounded by elegant and gleaming white statues. When we picture the ancient world, it is often an idealized society we conjure up.