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SACRILEGE PUNISHED

In Dahomey, an individual guilty of sacrilege towards a local god is sacrificed to it by being crushed between two large stones, a slow and painful way to end one's days

Picture No
10057736
Media ID
47263339
Size
5718px x 4287px (6.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
engraving by an unnamed French artist
Date
circa 1870

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