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Concubinage
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Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between two people in which the couple does not want to, or cannot, enter into a full marriage. Concubinage and marriage are often regarded as s
Ushabti of a concubine, naked with jewelry underlying the breasts, pubis shaved with visible vulva, and wearing a heavy wig with erotic implications (painted wood, 2050–1710 BC)
Ushabti of a concubine, naked with jewelry underlying the breasts, pubis shaved with visible vulva, and wearing a heavy wig with erotic implications (
Mosaic (3rd century AD) depicting Glykera (left), the pallake of Polemon (center), and a household slave named Sosias (right) in a scene from the play
Mosaic (3rd century AD) depicting Glykera (left), the pallake of Polemon (center), and a household slave named Sosias (right) in a scene from the play Perikeiromene by Menander, first performed around 313 BC
The concubina Fufia Chila is included in this family gravestone set up by Marcus Vennius Rufus to commemorate himself, his father and mother, and his
The concubina Fufia Chila is included in this family gravestone set up by Marcus Vennius Rufus to commemorate himself, his father and mother, and his late wife (CIL IX 2265)
16th-century painting of Ban Jieyu (c. 48 BC – c. 2 BC), poet and concubine to Emperor Cheng of the Han dynasty.
16th-century painting of Ban Jieyu (c. 48 BC – c. 2 BC), poet and concubine to Emperor Cheng of the Han dynasty.
Eunuch
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A eunuch is a boy or man who has been castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the
Concubinage
…could be either freeborn or slave. Imperial concubines, kept by emperors in the Forbidden City, had different ranks and were traditionally guarded by eunuchs to ensure that they could not be impregnated by anyone but the emperor. In Ming China (1368–1644) there was an official system to select concubines for…
The Harem Ağası, head of the black eunuchs of the Ottoman Imperial Harem
The Harem Ağası, head of the black eunuchs of the Ottoman Imperial Harem
A group of eunuchs. Mural from the tomb of the prince Zhanghuai, 706 AD.
A group of eunuchs. Mural from the tomb of the prince Zhanghuai, 706 AD.
Hijras of Delhi, India
Hijras of Delhi, India
Limestone wall relief depicting an Assyrian royal attendant, a eunuch. From the Central Palace at Nimrud, Iraq, 744–727 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Is
Limestone wall relief depicting an Assyrian royal attendant, a eunuch. From the Central Palace at Nimrud, Iraq, 744–727 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.