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Daniel Scatters Ash on the Temple Floor
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To prove that not the image of the god Bel consumes the food, but the priests, Daniel scatters ash on the floor of the temple. King Cyrus has the door of the temple sealed, so that no one can enter unnoticed and eat the food. In the foreground two fools.
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Credit lineDaniël strooit as op de tempelvloer. 1564. Maarten van Heemskerck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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