Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Thirty-ninth night: The queen of Rum watches the peahen prefer to burn rather than abandon her eggs while the peacock flees the nest, c. 1560. India, Mughal, Reign of Akbar, 16th century. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

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Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Thirty-ninth night: The queen of Rum watches the peahen prefer to burn rather than abandon her eggs while the peacock flees the nest, c. 1560. India, Mughal, Reign of Akbar, 16th century. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

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