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Title
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Cy sensuit histoire de sophonisbe royne de numidie
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Description
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This illumination depicts Sophonisba, the queen of Numidia, about to drink a chalice full of poison. She is illustrated wearing a crown to demonstrate her royal status. Sophonisba is famous for her death, as she willingly drank a poison given to her by her husband to avoid dying at the hands of her enemies: the Romans. Sophonisba’s husband, Masinissa, is illustrated on the left side of the image wearing a brown robe and a crown as he stands beside the servant. He has a saddened look on his face as he does not want his wife to die. Sophonisba is illustrated reaching towards the chalice. There is another depiction of Sophonisba in the background lying dead on the ground after drinking the poison.
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Image Creator
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Master of Boethius (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:20056
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Source Name
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Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation
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Image
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mta_20056_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Masinissa
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Important Queens
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Devotion
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Sophonisba