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This book tells the unique story of this exquisitely crafted Roman silver drinking cup, engraved with erotic scenes. Created in the first century AD, and after being condemned to undeserved obscurity for too long, the cup shows a pair of male lovers in explicit homoerotic scenes that reflect the mores of the time and region in which the cup was created and used.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. The Warren Silver Cup - a description; 3. E.P. Warren - the collector and the history of the cup; 4. Luxury Roman Tablewares - plate and glass; 5. Sex and Society - the interpretation of the scenes; 6. Conclusion - the find-spot of the Warren Cup; Further Reading.

Warren Cup Objects in Focus

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      Publisher British Museum Press
      Published 5 February 2006
      ISBN-13 9780714122601
      978-0714122601
      ISBN-10 0714122602

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book tells the unique story of this exquisitely crafted Roman silver drinking cup, engraved with erotic scenes. Created in the first century AD, and after being condemned to undeserved obscurity for too long, the cup shows a pair of male lovers in explicit homoerotic scenes that reflect the mores of the time and region in which the cup was created and used.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction; 2. The Warren Silver Cup - a description; 3. E.P. Warren - the collector and the history of the cup; 4. Luxury Roman Tablewares - plate and glass; 5. Sex and Society - the interpretation of the scenes; 6. Conclusion - the find-spot of the Warren Cup; Further Reading.

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