The goldsmith and the carpenter inform the king of a dream in which the golden images plan to desert the city for lack of worshippers, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night

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

The goldsmith and the carpenter inform the king of a dream in which the golden images plan to desert the city for lack of worshippers, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night

gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata

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