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, Georg Pencz, circa 1539

Print. Date: circa 1539. Dimensions: sheet: 4 11/16 x 2 15/16 in. (11.9 x 7.5 cm). Medium: engraving. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 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 MET DP828514