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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Both the brothel madam and one of the customers in the courtyard bite the index finger in a gesture of surprise.
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Tara 2 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s) — The handmaiden appeals
Shravana (Indian, active 1550s–c.1600) — The deceitful wife 
Ghulam 'Ali (Indian, active 1550s-1590s) — The prince’s orde
A House Burgled at Night
The two couples reach a foreign city where they make their h
The three young men present themselves as suitors for the ha
The son of the king of Babylon sees the Brahman transformed 
The farmer, father of the son with the deceitful wife, steal
Habbaza’s sister, who is sent to console her, discovers the 
Shahr-Arai and her lover dallying on a bed beneath which is 
The guard spares the life of the slave when he learns that h
The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “da
