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Ceremony in which a firstborn child is sacrificed to the king
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The leader of a Native American people and a European watch a sacrificial ritual. The women dance in a circle. The men watch. In the center of the circle, a woman dances with a baby. Outside the circle, a woman crouches by a sacrificial block on the ground.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineCeremonie waarbij een eerstgeboren kind aan de koning wordt geofferd. 1591. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
