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Tomyris, queen of the Massagettes, punishes the Persian king Cyrus for the battle he caused. After his death, he is beheaded and she orders him to baptize his head in a bag of human blood. Page from a book with text on recto and verso, Tomyris and Cyrus., print maker: Crispijn van den Queborn, (mentioned on object), Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, (mentioned on object), print maker: The Hague, Dordrecht, 1643, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, h 65 mm × w 77 mm.

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Tomyris, queen of the Massagettes, punishes the Persian king Cyrus for the battle he caused. After his death, he is beheaded and she orders him to baptize his head in a bag of human blood. Page from a book with text on recto and verso, Tomyris and Cyrus., print maker: Crispijn van den Queborn, (mentioned on object), Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, (mentioned on object), print maker: The Hague, Dordrecht, 1643, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, h 65 mm × w 77 mm

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3353 x 3288 px | 31.5 MB

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28.4 x 27.8 cm | 11.2 x 11.0 in (300 dpi)

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