Terracotta group of erotic figures

Description:

Group of statues depicting the scene of a disheveled hetaira (the gap in the center of the chest does not allow other observations), sitting with her legs apart, while she is spanking a “client” kneeling between her legs. The latter rests his head on her left thigh and has a disfigured face, which contrasts with the graceful face of the girl, to emphasize the brutality. Despite being incomplete, the group, probably an  apax , is part of a wide range of erotic depictions rather widespread in the Hellenistic period.