Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
History
Date of Award
12-2003
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
William Douglas Burgess Jr.
Committee Members
Ronnie M. Day, Melvin E. Page
Abstract
Many pages have been written concerning erotic images on Greek vases but few studies have focused on the frequency of erotic images. This is an important concept in determining the significance of the erotic images. Various Athenian cups from the online holdings of the Beazley Archive were investigated, using simple tabulations and Chi-square analysis, for erotic images. Out of 7901 cups only 130 had erotic images. As cups with erotic images represented only a small portion of the sample it was likely that they only appealed to the tastes of a small sub-set of the Athenian population. The context of these images is questionable and the historical community should use them with caution.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Banner, Michael Lee, "Sex and Pottery: Erotic Images on Athenian Cups, 600-300 B.C." (2003). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 842. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/842
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.