Ancient Etruscan wedding ceremony. The bride and groom hold each other’s hands in front of doors which are only opened after the ceremony has ended. At top, they are supported by winged figures with hammer and sword, and below with winged females with torches. Cerimonie nunziale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrario’s Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1843.

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