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An Indian widow being led to suttee. Coloured etching, 1811.
Wellcome Collection

An Indian widow being led to suttee. Coloured etching, 1811.

1811

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: A woman going to burn on the funeral pile of her husband.

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