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Title
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Saphonisbe feme appulienne
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Description
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This illumination depicts a portrait of Sophonisba, the queen of Numidia. She is illustrated wearing a crown and holding a scepter in her left hand to signify 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.
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Image Creator
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Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:18080
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Source Name
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Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme [Boccaccio, The cleric and noble women, anonymous French translation]
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Image
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mta_18080_OBJ.jpg