terracotta cast from the Warren Silver Cup. Roman, made about 15 BC - AD 15. found at Bittir near Jerusalem. The cup shows two male couples making love. On one side is a bearded, active lover (in Greek, the erastes), with a younger, passive lover, (the eromenos).

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terracotta cast from the Warren Silver Cup. Roman, made about 15 BC - AD 15. found at Bittir near Jerusalem. The cup shows two male couples making love. On one side is a bearded, active lover (in Greek, the erastes), with a younger, passive lover, (the eromenos).

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Size: 4673px × 4488px
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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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