Egyptian wedding and funeral rites, 18th century

Egyptian wedding and funeral rites, 18th century. A wedding party under a huge canopy follows a group of musicians and acrobats. Below, a dead body is carried under a winding cloth and followed by a band of mourners. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli), Florence, 1843

Acrobats Anthropology Bernieri Canopy Cortege Ferrrario Giulio Manners Mourners Rites Winding

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