Objects and Images of an Erotic Nature in the Antiquities Collection of the National Museum of Bosnia And Herzegovina Cover Image

Predmeti i prikazi erotskog sadržaja iz antičke zbirke Zemaljskog muzeja Bosne i Hercegovine
Objects and Images of an Erotic Nature in the Antiquities Collection of the National Museum of Bosnia And Herzegovina

Author(s): Adnan Busuladžić
Subject(s): Archaeology, Customs / Folklore, Gender history, Ancient World
Published by: Akademija Nauka i Umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine
Keywords: erotic; ancient Greeks and Romans; cults; marriage; prostitution; homosexuality; paedophilia; mythology;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents social relations in the sphere of intimate life among the ancient Greeks and Romans. Numeros archaeological finds give evidence of this: decorated vessels, pendants, amulets, wedding rings, cults, myths and legends, as well as written sources associated with intimate relations and customary practice. The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina holds 74 objects of erotic nature from Antiquity.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 45
  • Page Range: 127-203
  • Page Count: 77
  • Language: Bosnian, English
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