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Tomyris, shown nude from behind, placing the head of Cyrus into a sack held by a soldier, the decapitated body of Cyrus on the ground at her feet, from "Four Mythological Scenes"click to zoom
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Tomyris, shown nude from behind, placing the head of Cyrus into a sack held by a soldier, the decapitated body of Cyrus on the ground at her feet, from "Four Mythological Scenes"

Georg Pencz
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 4 11/16 x 2 15/16 in. (11.9 x 7.5 cm)
Department
Drawings and Prints
Classification
Prints
Dated
ca. 1539
Pixels
2111 × 3338
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Georg Pencz. Tomyris, shown nude from behind, placing the head of Cyrus into a sack held by a soldier, the decapitated body of Cyrus on the ground at her feet, from "Four Mythological Scenes", ca. 1539. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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