Arkivism
Sick person brought before the god Ixora / Sick person with his face in cow urine
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Sick person brought before the god Ixora / Sick person with his face in cow urine

1728 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Sheet with two depictions of religious customs in India. Top: A sick person is brought on a litter before the image of the Indian god Ixora. Bottom: A sick person is held with his face behind a cow so that the cow urinates in his face. In the background, a corpse is bathed in the Ganges.

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printboekillustratiemagic healings
Credit lineZieke voor de god Ixora gebracht / Zieke met zijn gezicht in de urine van een koe. 1728. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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