Tomyris, shown nude from behind, placing the head of Cyrus into a sack held by a soldier, the decapitated body of Cyrus on the ground at her feet, from a series of four mythological scenes
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Four mythological scenes
Artist: Georg Pencz
Artist bio: German, Wroclaw ca. 1500–1550 Leipzig
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1539
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 4 11/16 x 2 15/16 in. (11.9 x 7.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Soldiers|Heads|Female Nudes|Men