Same-Sex Love & Courtship in the Ancient Mediterranean

Arienne King

by Arienne King
published on 08 June 2021

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Roman Erotic Oil Lamp

by British Museum
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Roman literature discussed love between women with a far greater frequency than the Greeks, but female homosexuality was still an uncommon motif in Roman art. This Roman terracotta oil lamp depicts an erotic scene between two women. From Anatolia. c. 1st century BCE.
The British Museum, London.

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