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Jurisprudence, torture and punishment in medieval China, historical form of torture, often referred to as The Swing. During this ordeal, the victim was handcuffed by the wrists and ankles and often hung up in a curved, unnatural position. The load on the joints, tendons and the spine is immense, authentic, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th century original, exact date of presentation unknown, historical

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

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BRK26B05_055

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Royalty free

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42,7Mb (961,2Kb) / 15,2in x 10,9in / 4560 x 3276 (300dpi)

Keywords

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