ROMAN BRONZE PLAQUE WITH EROTIC SCENE

Ca. 100-300 AD.A round bronze plaque that depicts a detailed, erotic scene of a seated man and woman sharing a kiss. Both lie on a couch, draped from the waist down, with the woman turned away from the viewer, sensually exposing her form. A krater sits to the right of the scene. Scenes such as this were common in Roman art and could be found in homes and public places, for example the various erotic paintings in the Lupanar of Pompeii. Size: L:50mm / W:55mm ; 125g Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1990s.