On a knife-edge
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20045909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Pearce (0000-0003-1334-2985, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 25-53 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Un-Roman Sex (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315269894-2 |
| OpenAlex | W3019457252 |
| ISBN | 9781315269894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This chapter discusses a little-known image of sex from antiquity, an acrobatic sexual act involving three individuals, modelled as a miniature three-dimensional group on Roman-period knife handles found in Britain and Gaul. The scene is not derived from known Roman images of sex and may portray a theatrical show or similar spectacle. After describing the scene and considering its genesis, the author considers how the image was understood and experienced by contemporaries as a dynamic object, potentially embodying literary cultivation, spectacle partisanship, normative sexuality, and, in its incongruities, talismanic protection
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |