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Snuff bottles have held a specific allure for collectors since they were first produced in China in the early 18th century. Known as ‘snuff boxes’ in other cultures, the delicate containers, made of jade, bone, glass, and ivory, were created to hold ground powdered tobacco (called snuff). The bottles were initially made for the Chinese…

Sweet as well as sexual-and highly erotic in its own way-our Costa Rica Primal Penetration Statue; The Kissing Couple is one of the EHM’s more unique items. When it comes to sexual statuary from cultures, ancient or not, there is a rich vein to explore across the museums of the world that display such artifacts.…

When Al Goldstein, publisher of Screw magazine, died three years shy of his 8th decade, (Dec. 19th, 2013) the world lost one of the leading lights of modern-day pornography. Known for “flipping the bird,” as much as his consistent barking at cultural conventions, through his weekly sex magazine, Goldstein took on cultural, sexual hypocrisy, organized…

The Moche ruled the northern coast of Peru 2000 years ago. Though little recorded written account exists for these people, it is known they erected mud and brick pyramids, fashioned intricate aqueducts, and with an advanced skill with metallurgy created intricate jewelry and artifacts. Moche ceramics is especially held in high regard by archeologists, as…

The EHM often comes across historical sexual artifacts that are very rare. Either because there were few made or a specific erotica ephemera has been lost or deliberately destroyed in the ensuing centuries, we are doubly thrilled to present something not only of sexually educational value but pieces that might indeed not be seen all…