© Pat Ryder, 2008
"Roman Charity" on Mammelokker Jail
Mammelokker is Ghent dialect and refers to the bas-relief of Roman Charity on the façade. It depicts the legend of Cimon who is sentenced to death by starvation. His daughter Pero, a wet nurse, secretly breastfeeds him during her visits to keep him alive.
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