Chains of gold: female status and the Roman 'catena' in the early Imperial period
This article considers the Roman body chain (catena), which comprises two long lengths of woven gold chain worn crisscrossing the torso. Roman illustrations of women wearing catenae demonstrate that the form carried strongly erotic connotations relating to the goddess Venus and female sensuality. A...
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University of Oslo Library
2023-08-01
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| Series: | Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uio.no/acta/article/view/10442 |