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Grand Harem Baths

Arabia
1876 JG187610

Costume
   Topless and robe. Nude.

   TB. TMLBAP.

Actions
   Two women in the grand harem discusses the offer from an attendant to get high with a giant hookah. Sunlight cascades through the roof. A woman with her legs dangling in a pool looks back.

Commentary
   The late 19th century vision of the Orientalist culture, with its vast harems and baths is hard to resist. For more of Gérome's work and the Orientalist view see The Classical Bath in the Bikini Science Times.

Source
   Jean-Léon Gérome, France, 1876. 1 picture.
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