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English: molded glass bowl fragment.
These two images show both sides of the one fragment. "...a fragment of a mold-made glass bowl... originally demonstrated a total of twelve sexual positions in relief on its interior, with an additional image of the “woman riding” position on the exterior."[1] When creating this bowl molten glass was poured in between two molds.[2]. The images were created by a relief that was on the sides of the two molds.
Image on the right: This image shows the side of the fragment that was the exterior side of the bowl. Pressed in a two-part mold Dimensions: Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 1/4in. (5.6 x 3.2cm) Overall Diameter: Around 4.5 inches. Roman Date: end of 1st century BCE to beginning of 1st century CE |
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| Author | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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- ↑ Clarke, John (2017-02-27). sexual representation, visual. Oxford Research Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 23 February 2022.
- ↑ John R. Clarke (1998) Looking at Lovemaking Constructions of Sexuality in Roman Art, 100 B.C. – A.D. 250, University of California Press, p. 31 - 32 ISBN: 9780520229044.
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