Basilica of San Isidoro, León
1. A figure representing Luxuria
emphasises breasts in a rather baroque - and modern tabloid - way,
suggesting inspiration from representations of Terra.
2. On the famous frieze of Zodiacal signs, this bas-relief of Scorpio
is not only decidedly phallic,
but has two ?testicles and an entwining snake.
3. An archivolt-carving of a negaphallic mouth-puller.
4. The antithesis of Luxuria:
a naked but sexless (presumably chaste) figure whose feminity is indicated
only by her hair
woman in a mandorla (a stylised almond-shell/vagina pulled open by saints)
stops oncoming traffic while shaking hands with God.