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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
Unknown maker
- Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Painting only: 10.2 x 10.6 cm (4 x 4 3/16 in.); Overall: 20.1 x 14.3 cm (7 15/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
- Culture
- Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Classification
- Painting
- Dated
- c. 1560
- Pixels
- 2274 × 3400
- SHA-256
- 8bf037fd40de7677…
- Record
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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. c. 1560. The Cleveland Museum of Art.