The disguised Arab, substituting for Habbaza, is whipped by her husband for refusing a bowl of milk, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, c. 1560. 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: 12.5 x 10.1 cm (4 15/16 x 4 in.). While Habbaza is away carrying on an affair with her lover Bashir, Bashirs friend dresses in Habbazas clothes and waits in her tent. Each night, Habbazas husband offers her milk and when she refuses, leaves her in peace. This time, however, he becomes enraged at her silence and lashes out.

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The disguised Arab, substituting for Habbaza, is whipped by her husband for refusing a bowl of milk, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, c. 1560. 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: 12.5 x 10.1 cm (4 15/16 x 4 in.). While Habbaza is away carrying on an affair with her lover Bashir, Bashirs friend dresses in Habbazas clothes and waits in her tent. Each night, Habbazas husband offers her milk and when she refuses, leaves her in peace. This time, however, he becomes enraged at her silence and lashes out.

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