The king places the talisman on his sleeping wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night
Colorful illustration on aged paper. A man in a yellow robe and blue pants places an object on top of a sleeping woman covered in orange. The woman is on a bed underneath a canopy. The bed has a red brick base. A small table with a lamp is beside the bed. The man has a white head covering and a beard while the woman has a blue head covering. Both people's faces are obscured. The background has Arabic writing.
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