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The magician, disguised as a Brahman, visits the king of Babylon, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night

Cleveland Museum of Art

Colorful illustration depicts a scene with multiple figures. A man sits on a throne-like chair in an archway. He wears orange with white trim and a brown headband. The man on the left in the archway wears blue with red trim and a gold headband. The man on the right in the archway wears pink with blue trim and an orange headband. To the right of the archway, a man and woman stand. The man wears red with white trim and a white head wrap. The woman wears a white and blue dress and a pink top. A man kneels in the foreground wearing yellow. Arabic script is written in black at the top. The background includes a brick wall, trees, and a patterned floor.

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596 × 900 px
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