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Tomyris, Queen of the Massagetae, has the head of Cyrus thrown into a vessel of blood, C.W. Eckersberg

Tomyris, Queen of the Massagetae, has the head of Cyrus thrown into a vessel of blood

Massageternes dronning Tomyris lader Cyrus' hoved kaste i et kar med blod (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish) (1783-1853)

Movement
Danish Golden Age
Date
1804
Medium
Drawing
Dimensions
20.7 × 29 cm
Collection
Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Statens Museum for Kunst, public domain

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