Cambodia: The midwife and the ungrateful woman bas-relief, Ta Prohm Temple near Tonle Bati, south of Phnom Penh. This bas-relief shows a woman carrying a box on her head whilst a man bows in supplication to another, larger woman. The story represented is that of a pregnant woman who gave birth with the help of a midwife, but then failed to show sufficient respect to the latter. As a punishment, the midwife has condemned her to carry the afterbirth in a box on her head for the rest of her life. The man is begging the midwife to forgive his wife.
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5225 x 3322 px | 44.2 x 28.1 cm | 17.4 x 11.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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