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2.12 The Warren Cup: Roman Silver Vessel (First Century CE) (Fig. 5)
ОглавлениеFigure 5a-b The Warren cup: Roman silver vessel, first century ce: British Museum, inv. no. 1999,0426.1.
Literature: Clarke 2003:78–91; Butrica 2005: 236–8; D. Williams 2006; Harper 2013: 25–6.
How are the two individuals having sex depicted? What differences between them can we observe in terms of age or status?
What is the third figure doing? How is he depicted?
How should we interpret his voyeuristic presence in the scene?
Can we establish the status of the three individuals depicted?
Can this artistic depiction tell us anything about slavery?
