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200-year-old condom decorated with erotic art goes on display in Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum

Posted 6/3/25

A rare example of a condom from around 1830 has been exhibited at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. The museum says in a statement that the historical object “depicts both the playful and the serious side …

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