Foundling wheel at Monastery of the Walled Poor Clares, Ruota degli Esposti al Monastero delle Clarisse Murate, Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy
The foundling wheel was a revolving structure usually made of wood, in convents and hospitals, where abandoned newborns were deposited.
Size: 3872px × 2593px
Location: Città di Castello, Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe
Photo credit: © Mauro Toccaceli / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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