As punishment, the jester’s wife and the Zangi are thrown into fire and the emir’s wife and the mahout are trampled by an elephant, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Twenty-second Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1560

As punishment, the jester’s wife and the Zangi are thrown into fire and the emir’s wife and the mahout are trampled by an elephant, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Twenty-second Night

gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata

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