On the external wall of the All Saints Church in Wiltshire in England there is a female figure which exposes the vulva. Such representations of women are described as sheela-na-gig and appear in Northern Europe, like Ireland, England and Norway during Romanticism and Gothic. When observing the figure, the vulva is immediately in the focus. The female sexual organ is oval and depicted over proportionally since its length almost equals the length of the legs. The vertical line which divides the vulva into two parts is especially obvious. If this is meant to be the clitoris[1], the depiction has been the most detailed up to this time[2]. The woman's arms lean on the thighs and her torso is represented by a strong strand.e While the sheela-na-gig from Herefordshire was represented without breasts, this figure has two breasts. Both figures are similar with respect to the important scale of the vulva, which also offers a view into the vagina. However, both sheela-na-gigs are not erotically inviting. It can be assumed that they are caricatures of the Celtic deity Mórrígan who was exhibited by the exposure of her vulva and was made fun of as a symbol of misbelief.[3]

(Translation: C. Wilhelm)