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An Egyptian Sacrifice of a Virgin to the Nile

Federico Faruffini1867

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

A large gathering of people witness a sacrifice on the edge of the river Nile.

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Title: An Egyptian Sacrifice of a Virgin to the Nile
Creator: Federico Faruffini, Italian, active in France, 1833 - 1969
Date Created: 1867
Location Created: Italy
Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/6816
Medium: Etching on cream paper
Credit line: Gift of Samuel P. Avery

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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