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The lover of Hamnaz, who has been hanged from the gallows, bites off her nose when she kisses him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fifth Night

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a man and woman standing on a small platform, kissing. The man is wearing an orange tunic with white pants and no shoes. He has black hair and appears to be hanged from a wooden gallows by his neck. The woman wears a yellow dress with a red shawl over her head and no shoes. She stands on a small platform. The background is purple with some grass and flowers, and there are blue clouds at the top. There is writing in black ink at the top and bottom of the image. The man appears to be missing part of his nose.

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