The fourth man digs at the spot where he dropped the shell, expecting jewels, but discovering mere iron, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-seventh Night

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

The fourth man digs at the spot where he dropped the shell, expecting jewels, but discovering mere iron, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-seventh Night

gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata

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