Anonymous / Unknown

Interior of a temple with an idol which has horns and faces on its chest. Also includes torches and lamps. Includes a scene of sacrifice, bones or skeleton, knife, and European soldiers.

Year: 1671

From: Arnoldus Montanus, De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld, Amsterdam, Jacob Meurs, 1671, p. 82

Location: John Carter Brown Library



Edited by: Chiara Petrolini


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