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An 11,000 year-old-statue considered to be the earliest known depiction of a couple having sex will tour the UK. Ain Sakhri Lovers features two figures, both of “ambiguous gender,” “making love, face-to-face in a sitting position,” says the British Museum. “The phallic-shaped art was discovered in a cave near Bethlehem and is believed to have been used by the Natufians for rituals associated with fertility,” reports Daily Mail.
The antique statue will tour the UK for the first time in the Desire, Love Identity: Exploring LGBTQ Histories exhibition tour, which features historical queer art. Other objects include art from the 1st Century depicting men having sex while being watched by a servant, and hot chocolate cups once belonging to an 18th Century aristocratic lesbian couple known as “the two most celebrated virgins in Europe.” The British Museum says, “Same sex desire has existed in all societies and it is really important that the British Museum is highlighting this.”
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