Puer mingens
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A puer mingēns is a figure in a work of art depicted as a prepubescent boy in the act of urinating, either actual or simulated. The puer mingens could represent anything from whimsy and boyish innocence to erotic symbols of virility and masculine bravado.
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See also
- Putti – Artistic depictions of naked boys
- Manneken Pis (1619) – A bronze statue in Brussels of a naked little boy urinating
- Tea pet
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