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The dervish brings in as dowry an elephant laden with gold, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night

c. 1560
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

This painting is attributed to the same unnamed artist who painted folio 27r ( CMA 1962.279.27.a ).

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