I can see Ganymede holding something that might be a sponge-stick but I can't make out the sponge that the heron is supposed to be holding. What I do see are definite #apotropaic elements! There's also a heron & defecating man on this amulet against the evil-eye! #Xylospongia Old Bathroom, Mosaic Bathroom, Roman Bathroom, Bathroom Humor, Ancient History, Art History, Roman Man, Sun In Taurus, Historia

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I can see Ganymede holding something that might be a sponge-stick but I can't make out the sponge that the heron is supposed to be holding. What I do see are definite #apotropaic elements! There's also a heron & defecating man on this amulet against the evil-eye! #Xylospongia

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I can see Ganymede holding something that might be a sponge-stick but I can't make out the sponge that the heron is supposed to be holding. What I do see are definite #apotropaic elements! There's also a heron & defecating man on this amulet against the evil-eye! #Xylospongia

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I can see Ganymede holding something that might be a sponge-stick but I can't make out the sponge that the heron is supposed to be holding. What I do see are definite #apotropaic elements! There's also a heron & defecating man on this amulet against the evil-eye! #Xylospongia

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I can see Ganymede holding something that might be a sponge-stick but I can't make out the sponge that the heron is supposed to be holding. What I do see are definite #apotropaic elements! There's also a heron & defecating man on this amulet against the evil-eye! #Xylospongia

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Dirty Jokes In 2,000-Year-Old Bathroom Mosaics Reveal We Haven’t Changed Since Roman Times

I can see Ganymede holding something that might be a sponge-stick but I can't make out the sponge that the heron is supposed to be holding. What I do see are definite #apotropaic elements! There's also a heron & defecating man on this amulet against the evil-eye! #Xylospongia

I can see Ganymede holding something that might be a sponge-stick but I can't make out the sponge that the heron is supposed to be holding. What I do see are definite #apotropaic elements! There's also a heron & defecating man on this amulet against the evil-eye! #Xylospongia

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Dirty Jokes In 2,000-Year-Old Bathroom Mosaics Reveal We Haven’t Changed Since Roman Times

I can see Ganymede holding something that might be a sponge-stick but I can't make out the sponge that the heron is supposed to be holding. What I do see are definite #apotropaic elements! There's also a heron & defecating man on this amulet against the evil-eye! #Xylospongia

I can see Ganymede holding something that might be a sponge-stick but I can't make out the sponge that the heron is supposed to be holding. What I do see are definite #apotropaic elements! There's also a heron & defecating man on this amulet against the evil-eye! #Xylospongia

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