The lover’s son makes an elephant of the pastry dough carried by the unfaithful wife and puts it in her basket, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: x cm (3 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.); overall: 20 x cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.).

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