Viral Discovery of a 2,300-Year-Old Bronze Ring, Believed to Belong to Ancient Greek Prostitutes

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Viral Discovery of a 2,300-Year-Old Bronze Ring in a Tomb, Presumably Belonging to an Ancient Greek Prostitute.

The mirror was found inside a tomb cave dating back to the fourth or third century BC.

A bronze mirror that is still well-preserved was found together with the skeleton of a young woman in Jerusalem, according to an announcement made by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) on Wednesday. The young woman is believed to be a Greek who worked as a commercial sex worker. The mirror was found inside a tomb cave dating back to the 4th or 3rd century BC. Source: Greek Reporter.

From the discovery of this mirror, researchers concluded that it is highly likely that the woman whose skeleton was found was a PSK or hetairai in Greek, as reported by the Times of Israel.

Viral Discovery of a 2,300-Year-Old Bronze Ring, Believed to Belong to Ancient Greek Prostitutes

"The quality of the mirror production is very good, preserved in excellent condition, and it looks like it was made just yesterday."
See Oz, director of excavation at IAA.

Source: Greek Reporter

"The bronze mirror, as found, is considered a luxurious and expensive item, and it could belong to Greek women in two ways; as a dowry before marriage, or as a gift given by men to their hetairai."

clear to the researchers.

According to Dr. Guy Stiebel from the Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near East at Tel Aviv University, this skeleton is a woman who worked as a commercial sex worker (CSW) and is the earliest evidence in Israel regarding the practice of cremation or burial during the Hellenistic period.

Presented by archaeologists, the most likely possibility is that the tomb was owned by a commercial sex worker (CSW) who traveled with senior officials during the conquest by Alexander the Great or in the post-conquest war period, as reported by the Times of Israel.

Source: Greek Reporter

"Two Versions of PSK"

In ancient Greece, there were two types of prostitution; hetairai, which were high-class sex workers, and pornai, which were lower-class sex workers and slaves, who mostly operated in brothels and stood at street corners.

People in general have education and intelligence, enabling them to engage in discussions with their clients. One of the famous high-class prostitutes in ancient Greece was Phyrne.
"At that time, the profession of PSK (sex worker) was not only filled by women, but also by men."

Source: Greek Reporter

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Viral Discovery of a 2,300-Year-Old Bronze Ring in a Tomb, Presumably Belonging to an Ancient Greek Prostitute.

"The quality of the mirror production is very good, preserved in excellent condition, and it looks like it was made just yesterday."See Oz, director of excavation at IAA.

"The bronze mirror, as found, is considered a luxurious and expensive item, and it could belong to Greek women in two ways; as a dowry before marriage, or as a gift given by men to their hetairai."

Presented by archaeologists, the most likely possibility is that the tomb was owned by a commercial sex worker (CSW) who traveled with senior officials during the conquest by Alexander the Great or in the post-conquest war period, as reported by the Times of Israel.

"Two Versions of PSK"

People in general have education and intelligence, enabling them to engage in discussions with their clients. One of the famous high-class prostitutes in ancient Greece was Phyrne."At that time, the profession of PSK (sex worker) was not only filled by women, but also by men."

"The quality of the mirror production is very good, preserved in excellent condition, and it looks like it was made just yesterday."
See Oz, director of excavation at IAA.

People in general have education and intelligence, enabling them to engage in discussions with their clients. One of the famous high-class prostitutes in ancient Greece was Phyrne.
"At that time, the profession of PSK (sex worker) was not only filled by women, but also by men."