Photo Gallery: 100,000 Years of Sex

1 / 12

A new exhibition in the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann explores the fascinating history of "100,000 Years of Sex." It begins Feb. 3 and runs until May 20.

Foto: DDP

2 / 12

The exhibition features numerous illuminating artefacts from 100 millennia of doin' it. This particular phallus is 22,000 years old and still going strong.

Foto: DDP

3 / 12

The world's oldest condom is one of the highlights of the exhibition.

Foto: Neanderthal Museum

4 / 12

This urn complete with phallus is one of the objects on display.

Foto: Neanderthal Museum

5 / 12

A bronze wine bucket complete with salacious decoration.

Foto: Neanderthal Museum

6 / 12

This candle holder comes with added extras.

Foto: Neanderthal Museum

7 / 12

These Roman coins have an unusual decoration.

Foto: Neanderthal Museum

8 / 12

The exhibition features voluptuous female figurines.

Foto: Neanderthal Museum

9 / 12

A Greek vase has an aphrodisiac effect.

Foto: Neanderthal Museum

10 / 12

Bärbel Auffermann, deputy director of the Neanderthal Museum, removes the leather apron from the museum's Neanderthal reproduction ahead of the exhibition.

Foto: DPA

11 / 12

The Neanderthal figure is something of a symbol for the museum, which is based in the valley which gave the Neanderthals their name. The reproduction turns out to be anatomically correct.

Foto: Neanderthal Museum

12 / 12

The museum hopes that visitors will leave the "sexhibition" as satisfied as this fellow.

Foto: Neanderthal Museum