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Click to view high resolution image Title: Massacre of the Innocents Creator: Description: Ottonian era work in which Herod, to the left, directs his soldiers who slaughter the plump male infants, some of which already lay dead and dismembered. To the right, the mothers of Bethlehem lament. Some, stripped to the waist, tear their hair. Another buries her face in her hands. Source: Wikimedia Commons Rights: Public domain Subject (See Also): Breasts Herod (Biblical Figure) Infants Massacre of the Innocents Mourning Geographic Area: Germany Century: 10 Date: ca. 980 Related Work: Codex Egberti Current Location: Trier, Stadtbibliothek, Ms. 24, fol. 15v Original Location: Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Manuscript illuminations Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Vellum (parchment) Donor: Male religious; Egbert, Archbishop of Trier Height/Width/Length(cm): 13.3 cm/ 5.2"/10.3 cm/ 4"/ Inscription: HERODES – PUERI OCCIDUNTUS – BETHLEEM [Herod – Murdered boys – Bethlehem] Related Resources:

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