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title: Roman Erotic Oil Lamp
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14213/roman-erotic-oil-lamp/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Erotic Oil Lamp
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14213.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) terracotta oil lamp depicting an erotic scene between two [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/). From [Anatolia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). c. 1st Century BCE. (British Museum)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, B. (2021, June 08). Roman Erotic Oil Lamp. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, British. "Roman Erotic Oil Lamp." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 08, 2021. .
### MLA
Museum, British. "Roman Erotic Oil Lamp." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Jun 2021, .
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