The lover of Hamnaz, who has been hanged from the gallows, bites off her nose when she kisses him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fifth Night

c. 1560

gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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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

The gallows originally had four legs, discernible under infrared light.

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The gallows originally had four legs, discernible under infrared light.

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