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, Massagettes, punishes, Persian king Cyrus, battle, caused, death, beheaded, orders, baptize, head, bag, human blood, Page, book, text, recto, verso, Tomyris, Cyrus, print maker, Crispijn van den Queborn, mentioned, object, Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, mentioned, object, print maker, Hague, Dordrecht, 1643, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, h 65 mm × w 77 mm
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