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A human sacrifice witnessed by Captain Cook on the island of Tahiti. Engraving by W. Woollett, 1784, after J. Webber.
Webber, John, 1751-1793.Date: [1784]Reference: 566622i
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M0003727: Drawing of an individual sacrificing another human at an alter
Date: December 1933Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/30/95
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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The sacrifice of Iphigenia. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.Date: [between 1768 and 1778]Reference: 2897431i
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Human sacrifice among the Khonds in India: a victim (meriah) about to be dismembered. Wood engraving by C. Krull after J. Fuchs, 186-.
Fuchs, J., active 1864-1867.Date: 1860-1869Reference: 584050i
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An ancient priest killing a lamb as a sacrifice amidst a crowd of people. Etching by J. van den Aveele, 1681.
Aveele, Johannes van den, approximately 1655-1727.Date: 1681Reference: 567813i
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Spanish conquistadors discovering victims of human sacrifices among the Incas (?). Etching by A.C.F. Villerey after N. Vallain.
Vallain, Nanine, active 1787-1810.Date: [between 1790 and 1799?]Reference: 677841i
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From the bodies of the gods : psychoactive plants and the cults of the dead / Earl Lee.
Lee, Earl, 1954-2015.Date: [2012], ©2012
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A wicker man inside which people are sacrificed, surrounded by the principal deities of the Saxons. Etching by Smith after R. Verstegen and A. Sammes.
Verstegan, Richard, approximately 1550-1640.Reference: 11520i
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A marble vase sculpted with the sacrifice of Iphigenia. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1771.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.Date: [between 1768 and 1778]Reference: 3025747i
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The sacrifice of Iphigenia or Polyxena: the victim is about to have her throat cut and her blood caught in a bowl when a god with a drawn sword appears. Etching by G. de Lairesse.
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711.Reference: 42747i