Lamp with copulation scene



Lamp with copulation scene

Π9282
Clay
Intact
Diameter: 8 cm.
Kavousi
Roman period:
100-200 AD:
Gallery:
XXII
Case:
223
Exhibition thematic unit:
Classical - Hellenistic - Roman period (5th c. BC-4th c. AD). The Cemeteries
Symbolisms of death
Description
Lamp with copulation scene. Copulation scenes, both heterosexual and homosexual, first appeared in vase-painting in the 2nd quarter of the 6th c. BC. Their popularity increased in the Late Archaic period (525-480 BC), when orgies also began to be depicted. Lamps generally depict scenes of daily life, in this case night-time diversions.
Bibliography:
Α. Kanta-C. Davaras, Ελουθία Χαριστήιον. Το ιερό σπήλαιο της Ειλειθυίας στον Τσούστουρο, Ρωμαϊκή κεραμική. Heraklion 2011, 80-83.
Author:
M. K.


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