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A rare 19th century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands.
Believed to be made from a sheep’s appendix, the prophylactic dates back to 1830 and is likely a souvenir from a brothel, according to a statement from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on Tuesday.
Joyce Zelen, curator of prints at the museum, told CNN that condoms would have been sold under the counter at the time.
This example is in “mint condition,” she said, with UV testing revealing that it hasn’t been used.
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