Sex Or Symbol? Erotic Images of Greece and Rome

Johns, Catherine

ISBN 10: 0714117137 / ISBN 13: 9780714117133

Published by British Museum Press, 1982

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sex Or Symbol? Erotic Images of Greece and Rome
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714117137
• ISBN 13: 9780714117133
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A well-illustrated guide to the representation of sex in all its varied and imaginative forms as it was depicted on Greek and Roman vases, wall-paintings, figurines and other weird and wonderful objects. Catherine Johns discusses the links between erotic imagery and the gods and fertility, and the purpose and significance of these depictions. Limited numbers of the previous American edition are still available, plesae ask for details.

About the Author

Catherine Johns is a retired curator of Romano-British antiquities at the British Museum. Her other books include Horses (BMP, 2006), Dogs (BMP, 2008) and the classic Sex or Symbol? Erotic Images of Greece and Rome (BMP, 1990, repr. 2006).