Punishment of a sodomite in Roman times, Historical representation of the punishment of a homosexual or sodomite according to Roman law. A prisoner is led out of the prison by two guards with a bag over his head. In the foreground a large bag, dog, monkey, snake and rooster which, according to custom, were tied in one bag together with the prisoner and drowned. On the right a statue of the river god of the Tiber. Marked bottom left: B., print, print maker: Jan Wandelaar, (mentioned on object), publisher: Gebroeders Janssoon van der Aa, (mentioned on object), print maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: Leiden, 1730 - 1735, paper, etching, engraving, height, 210 mm × width, 337 mm
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Punishment, sodomite, Roman times, Historical representation, punishment, homosexual, sodomite according, Roman law, prisoner, led, prison, two guards, bag, head, foreground, large bag, dog, monkey, snake, rooster, according, custom, tied, bag together, drowned, right, statue, river god, Tiber, Marked bottom left, B, print, print maker, Jan Wandelaar, mentioned, object, publisher, Gebroeders Janssoon van der Aa, Northern Netherlands, Leiden, 1730 - 1735, paper, etching, engraving, height, 210 mm × width, 337 mm
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