Baked clay couch with erotic scene (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Humanities

Baked clay couch with erotic scene

Caption

Babylonian clay model showing a nude couple on a couch engaged in sex and kissing. Date: 1800 BC.

Credit

© The Trustees of the British Museum

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License

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