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Smoke rises from the funerary pyre of the monkey king Vali

Smoke rises from the funerary pyre of the monkey king Vali

This complex composition illustrates multiple juxtaposed narratives. Smoke rises from the funerary pyre of the monkey king Vali, who was murdered by his brotherand rival Sugriva, with the help of Rama. Monkeys ... More

Ring 63 - Public domain book illustration

Ring 63 - Public domain book illustration

Brünnhilde on Grane leaps onto the funeral pyre of Siegfried.

Ibn Sayyid Murad al-Husayni - Hindu Couple United on the Funeral Pyre - Walters W64919B - Full Page

Ibn Sayyid Murad al-Husayni - Hindu Couple United on the Funeral Pyre ...

In this folio from Walters manuscript W.649, the young Hindu girl has thrown herself on her beloved's funeral pyre. The historic Hindu practice of self-immolation or widow-burning, called sati, was an uncommon ... More

Ibn Sayyid Murad al-Husayni - Prince Daniyal Accompanies the Young Hindu Girl to the Funeral Pyre - Walters W64917B - Full Page

Ibn Sayyid Murad al-Husayni - Prince Daniyal Accompanies the Young Hin...

In this folio from Walters manuscript W.649, Emperor Akbar eventually permits the young Hindu girl to practice sati (self-immolation). Akbar's son, Prince Daniyal, accompanies the woman to the funeral pyre. The... More

A Hindoo Widow Burning Herself with the Corpse of her Husband

A Hindoo Widow Burning Herself with the Corpse of her Husband

"Handcoloured engravings by Frederic Shoberl from his work 'The World in Miniature: Hindoostan'. London: R. Ackerman, 1820's."

Central Asian Funerary Customs. Indian Funerals. Three Men Laying Wood on Top of a Body Lying on a Wooden Bier WDL10849

Central Asian Funerary Customs. Indian Funerals. Three Men Laying Wood...

Русский: Эта фотография входит в этнографическую часть "Туркестанского альбома" — всестороннего исследования Центральной Азии, предпринятого после того, как в 1860-х годах в регионе установилось господство Рос... More

Funeral pyre of dead Mojave Indian chief, Sistuma, ca.1902 (CHS-1403)

Funeral pyre of dead Mojave Indian chief, Sistuma, ca.1902 (CHS-1403)

Funeral pyre of dead Mojave Indian chief, Sistuma, ca.1902 Photograph of the funeral pyre of dead Mojave Indian chief, Sistuma, ca.1902. Smoke is beginning to rise from the stack of logs. A group of more than 3... More

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Kroisos stake Louvre G197

Kroisos stake Louvre G197

Croesus at the stake. Side A from an Attic red-figure amphora, ca. 500–490 BC. From en:Vulci. Français : Crésus sur le bûcher. Face A d'une amphore attique à figures rouges, vers 500-490 av. J.-C. Provenance : Vulci

Thomas-Morus-Nicolas-Gueudeville-Idée-d'une-republique-heureuse MGG 0357

Thomas-Morus-Nicolas-Gueudeville-Idée-d'une-republique-heureuse MGG 03...

Cemetery with a crowd burning a body on a funeral pyre. Mourning group around an open grave.Nederlands: Begraafplaats met een menigte die een lijk verbrandt op een houtstapel. Rouwend gezelschap bij een open graf.