Roman copy of a Greek Hellenistic period statue of the poetess Sappho, from Symrna ( Izmir ), Sappho wrote about love with both sexes and he

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Roman copy of a Greek Hellenistic period statue of the poetess Sappho, from Symrna ( Izmir ), Sappho wrote about love with both sexes and her name led to the phrase "Sapphic love" which became synonmymous with lesbianism in the 20th century. Sappho was also from the island of Lesbos. Istanbul Archaeological museum Inv 358 T. Cat Mendell 626.

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Location: Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Turkey
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