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The princess discovers the dead bodies, with heads severed, of her husband and his Brahman friend, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene with three bodies on the ground and one standing. The standing figure is a woman wearing a long blue and white dress and has dark hair. She is holding a smoking stick. There are two men and one woman lying on the ground. The woman on the ground has gray hair and is wearing a brown top; she has blood on her neck. The man on the right is wearing an orange shirt and has a mustache; his head is severed and lies beside him. The man on the left wears green pants and an orange shirt. In the background, there is a pink wall with a white and gold alcove containing a gold statue. There are also several domed structures and trees. The floor features a patterned tile design. The sky is yellow.

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580 × 893 px
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