TIL that an unknown 19th century Japanese artist painted a parody of the sacred scene of the Buddha's death that is commonly called the "Penis Paranirvana", in which the dying Buddha is replaced by a giant anthropomorphic penis being mourned by women and other penises.
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JesseBricks OP t1_j8xyv7t wrote
Reply to Discovery of 4,500-year-old palace in Iraq may hold key to ancient civilisation | Archaeology by JesseBricks
British Museum press release](https://www.britishmuseum.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/Lost_Royal_Sumerian_Palace_and_Temple_discovered_in_Iraqs_ancient_city_of_Girsu.pdf) and some [images](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/wtnaj7nylgiune9drwu3p/h?dl=0&rlkey=4tn24ehjbrfa2f38vujoerj26) The project has previously worked on preserving the world’s oldest bridge whilst training local archaeologists, partly in response to damage caused ... Daesh: https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/worlds-oldest-bridge-being-preserved-iraq