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Catherine Johns begins her book by saying that there is a difference between the modern understanding of sex and the ancient one. Her thinking here is call into question our ideas of "obscene.

Catherine Johns begins her book by saying that there is a difference between the modern understanding of sex and the ancient one. After 150 pages Ms Johns has not developed her thinking beyond pointing out that sexual images were used in ancient times as symbols of fertility or symbols to ward off evil. It was not her intention to do so. She could have merely pointed out the difference in attitudes toward sex between a person who lived in a city and a person who lived on a farm

Book from the Archaeological Survey of IndiaCentral Archaeological Library, New DelhiBook Number: 70545Book Title: Sex or symbol erotic images of Greece .

Book from the Archaeological Survey of IndiaCentral Archaeological Library, New DelhiBook Number: 70545Book Title: Sex or symbol erotic images of Greece an. .Sex or symbol erotic images of Greece and Rome.

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Erotic Images of Greece and Rome. A well-illustrated guide to the representation of sex in all its varied and imaginative forms as it was depicted on Greek and Roman vases, wall-paintings, figurines and other weird and wonderful objects.

Investigating overt sexual representations in the art of Greek and Roman life, Johns explains that many of the objects which Victorians found shocking were not all intended to have an erotic purpose. Many had a religious and apotropaic function, and also shed light on social mores of the time.

Johns has published numerous articles and books on archaeological subjects including . Erotic Images of Greece and Rome. Image, Craft and the Classical World: Essays in honour of Donald Bailey and Catherine Johns.

Johns has published numerous articles and books on archaeological subjects including the Snettisham Jeweller's Hoard, the Hoxne Hoard, and the Barber Cu.As part of this body, in 2009, she helped block the export of a unique Viking. London, British Museum.

Catherine Johns is a Curator, Department of Prehistoric and Romano-British Antiquities at the British Museum, and a Fellow . 1. Sex or Symbol: Erotic Images of Greece and Rome (Colonnade Books).

Catherine Johns is a Curator, Department of Prehistoric and Romano-British Antiquities at the British Museum, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Published by University of Texas Press. ISBN 10: 0714180424 ISBN 13: 9780714180427.

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