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In a bold exploration of historical sexuality and satire, the Rijksmuseum has unveiled a rare and provocative artifact: a nearly 200-year-old condom from 1830, likely crafted from a sheep's appendix, and featuring an erotic print of a nun and three clergymen. A Rijksmuseum press release describes the rare item, believed to be a souvenir from a French brothel, as inscribed with the French phrase "Voilà mon choix" ("This is my choice"), a satirical reference to the Judgement of Paris from Greek mythology. The nun, seated with her legs apart, gestures toward the three aroused clergymen, lampooning celibacy and the moral hypocrisy of religious institutions in 19th-century Europe. Only two such erotic condoms are known to have survived, making this object