A figure in the form of a phallic motif. Process print, 1921.

A depiction of a Maenad holding a thyrsus aimed at the erect penis of a seated satyr. Colour process print, 1921.

A plaster frieze depicting men and women. Process print.

The figure of a man draped in a giraffe skin and playing pipes. Process print, 1921.

A frieze depicting dancing half-human, half-animal figures. Process print, 1921.

A frieze depicting dancing figures of men and women. Process print, 1921.

A frieze depicting men and women. Process print, 1921.

A vase decorated with paintings of men with animals. Process print, 1921.

A frieze depicting dancing figures of men. Process print, 1921.

A statuette of a pregnant woman. Process print, 1921.

An ancient oil lamp: a relief on the lid shows two boys. Process print, 1921.

1 print : process print ; image 17 x 11.8 cm

1 print : process print ; image 10 x 31.1 cm

1 print : process print ; image 7.5 x 8 cm

A Graeco-Roman cameo depicting sexual intercourse between a man and a boy. Colour process print, 1921.

Über den Ursprung der Syphilis : quellengeschichtliche Untersuchungen / von Gaston Vorberg.

1 print : process print ; image 11.2 x 11.5 cm

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Gaston Vorberg

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The figure of a man draped in a giraffe skin and playing pipes. Process print, 1921.

A frieze depicting dancing figures of men. Process print, 1921.

A Graeco-Roman cameo depicting sexual intercourse between a man and a boy. Colour process print, 1921.

Über den Ursprung der Syphilis : quellengeschichtliche Untersuchungen / von Gaston Vorberg.

A depiction of a Maenad holding a thyrsus aimed at the erect penis of a seated satyr. Colour process print, 1921.