Sex Or Symbol? Erotic Images of Greece and Rome

by Catherine Johns

Paperback, 1990

Status

Available

Call number

704.94280938

Publication

British Museum Press (1990), Paperback, 192 pages

Description

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.

Language

Original publication date

1982

Physical description

192 p.; 10.71 inches

ISBN

0714117137 / 9780714117133
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