Ancient Porn, Still Going Strong

Pic: Museum of London (via NYT)

Thanks to my friend, B, for sending this link to a story about an ancient, "pornographic" bronze disc discovered near Putney Bridge in London.  As a result, all those anti-porn people who mumble, "There was never any pornography in my day," can just be nice and quiet, and ponder. ;)

Oh, and a postscript: According to my wise friend, this looks like a brothel token -- in other words, a picture that someone who didn't speak the native language could point at, in order to communicate that they wanted to buy time with a prostitute.  I guess the folks of yore might have been turned on by looking at it...but if its intention is primarily communication rather than titillation, does that make it porn?

And so, the debate rages on!