The sentinel in the employ of the Shah of Tabaristan prepares to sacrifice his son to the ghost of the Shah’s soul, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Second Night
The image depicts a scene with four men in a garden. A man in blue lies on the ground, while a man in orange kneels beside him, holding his chest. A man in red and black stands to the left, holding a long green object. A man in blue and gold stands to the right. There are trees, bushes, and a flowering tree behind them. The top half of the image has black text on a beige background, bordered by a thin red and blue line. A yellow and blue archway separates the text from the illustration. The border around the image is beige with thin red and blue lines.
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- 620 × 893 px
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