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Sep 26, 2011

The Raja’s daughter and her lover stoned to death for adultery, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-Second Night

The Raja’s daughter and her lover stoned to death for adultery, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-Second Night

c. 1560

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Mughal India, court of Akbar

(reigned 1556–1605)

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 11.3 x 10.5 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.272.b

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The woman’s treachery was predicted from birth.

Description

In this gory scene, the body of the raja’s daughter lies crumbled and bloody at her lover’s side. He sits resolutely facing his executioners with his hair disheveled and a pained expression on his face. The couple is surrounded by a group of men who wield stones in their raised hands.

See also
Collection: 
Indian Art
Department: 
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Type of artwork: 
Painting
Medium: 
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Credit line: 
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry

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