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title: Red-Figure Toilette Scene
author: Sailko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14203/red-figure-toilette-scene/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Red-Figure Toilette Scene

_Authored by Sailko_

## Image File

[![Red-Figure Toilette Scene](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14203.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14203.jpg)

## Image Caption

A red-figure kylix depicting two [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) in an intimate setting. The kneeling woman may be grooming the other woman or anointing her with oil or perfume. It has been suggested that the kylix may depict two women preparing themselves in the toilet, or it may be depict intimacy. Attributed to the painter Apollodorus, c. 490-480 BCE. ([Tarquinia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tarquinia/) National Museum)

## Bibliography

- [Hubbard, Thomas K. *Homosexuality in Greece and Rome.* University of California Press, 2003.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0520234308/)

## External Links

- [Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: a sourcebook of basic documents in translation](https://www.laits.utexas.edu/ancienthomosexuality/imageindex.php)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sailko. (2021, June 06). Red-Figure Toilette Scene. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14203/red-figure-toilette-scene/>
### Chicago
Sailko. "Red-Figure Toilette Scene." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 06, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14203/red-figure-toilette-scene/>.
### MLA
Sailko. "Red-Figure Toilette Scene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Jun 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14203/red-figure-toilette-scene/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollodoros_(attr.),_kylix_attica_con_due_etere_alla_toeletta,_490-480_ac.jpg) by [**Sailko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apollodoros_(attr.),_kylix_attica_con_due_etere_alla_toeletta,_490-480_ac.jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 06 June 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.