The magician, disguised as a Brahman, visits the king of Babylon, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night
c. 1560
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
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The transformed Brahman, who is in the form of the woman, carries a magical bead in his mouth.
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