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Erotic Relief

UnknownLast Quarter 2nd millennium BCE

Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

An erotic relief, at first seemingly secular, can also be interpreted as a religious sex act; in a metaphorical sense it could represent the socalled sacred wedding, in which intercourse is to be understood as a fertility rite.

Details

  • Title: Erotic Relief
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: Last Quarter 2nd millennium BCE
  • Location: Assur (Qalat Šergat), Iraq
  • Physical Dimensions: w4.2 x h4.9 cm
  • Type: Bas-relief
  • Medium: Plumb
  • Inv. no.: VA Ass 4244
  • ISIL no.: DE-MUS-815718
  • External link: Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
  • Copyrights: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Olaf M.Teßmer || Text © Pestel Verlag / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Beate Salje
  • Collection: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz

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