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1861-1877

East India Company, fl. 1861-1877

Engraving

Title: A Suttee

One engraving entitled "A Suttee" circa 1861-1877. Depicts a Indian ritualistic suicide. A female figure sits atop her deceased husbands funeral pyre. A crowd of men and women observe the ritual. Caption notes "from a drawing in the possession of the Hon: E. I. C." (aka Honorable East India Company).

GLC08878.0189

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