The young prince is crowned and the wicked handmaiden is executed, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The image shows an illustration of a scene from a book. The scene is divided into two parts. The top part shows a man in a red outfit sitting on a throne-like structure with a blue and orange roof. He wears a white turban and sits on a patterned rug. A man to his right wears a yellow outfit and a white turban. Three people are on either side of the throne. The bottom part shows one man holding a sword over another man who lies on the ground. A third man stands to the right. Below the scenes is a section of black text written in a foreign language. The background of the page is aged and yellowed, with some brown spots and tears.
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