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A Roman marble sculpture of a sleeping hermaphrodite displaying both male and female anatomy. A mid-2nd century CE copy of mid-2nd century BCE bronze original from Asia Minor. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome).
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Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at WHE.
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Cartwright, M. (2013, May 02). Sleeping Hermaphrodite. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1178/sleeping-hermaphrodite/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Sleeping Hermaphrodite." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 02, 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1178/sleeping-hermaphrodite/.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Sleeping Hermaphrodite." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 May 2013. Web. 25 Oct 2021.