#MuseumsUnlocked - LGBTQ+ Artefacts

Really, it had to be one artefact for this post: the Warren Cup. A Roman silver stemmed drinking cup, ca. 15 BC-AD 15, showing two scenes of male homosexual love.

Image: British Museum (1999,0426.1)

The cup has been controversial in terms of its date, with much discussion of its authenticity. However, the piece is now generally accepted as a genuine antiquity.

For those who want to read more about it, see:

Clarke, John R. “The Warren Cup and the Contexts for Representations of Male-to-Male Lovemaking in Augustan and Early Julio-Claudian Art.” The Art Bulletin, vol. 75, no. 2, 1993: 275–294.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/3045949 .

For its dating controversy, see:

Moevs, Maria Teresa Marabini. “The Warren Chalice in the Imagination of Its Creator and as a Reflection of His Time.” Bullettino Della Commissione Archeologica Comunale Di Roma, vol. 114, 2013, pp. 157–184.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/26331758 

And for the confirmation of its antiquity:

Luca, Giuliani (2015), "Der Warren-Kelch im British Museum: Eine Revision", Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte, 9 (3): 89–110.

https://www.z-i-g.de/pdf/ZIG_3_2015_archiv_89.pdf