Salome and the Head of John the Baptist
A sculpture depicting Salome, the daughter of Herod II, sat on top of the pedestal, after requesting the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Herod was forced by oath to have John beheaded
Picture No
13572662
Media ID
45197364
Size
3500px x 3901px
(8.8MB)
Credit
© CLM Archive Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Sculpture from Art in Australia Series 3 Number 7, 1924, by George Rayner Hoff (1894-1937)
Date
circa 1924
