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The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
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The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night

c. 1560
Bihzad (Persian, active in India mid-1500s) visual detail
ArtistBihzad (Persian, active in India mid-1500s)
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Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 13.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.); Painting only: 11.1 x 10.2 cm (4 3/8 x 4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Style
Indian Art
Origin
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
Institution
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry

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Provenance

Public
?–1959

Estate of Breckinridge Long [1881–1958], Bowie, MD

1959–1962?

(Harry Burke Antiques, Philadelphia, PA)

1959?–1962

(Bernard Brown Agency, Milwaukee, WI, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Purchased with funds from...

1962–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

Estate of Breckinridge Long [1881–1958], Bowie, MD (Harry Burke Antiques, Philadelphia, PA) (Bernard Brown Agency, Milwaukee, WI, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Purchased with funds from Mrs. A. Dean [Helen Wade Greene] Perry) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Sourced Overview Evidence

Three men kneel in the bowels of a dark cave where they have been trapped while seeking hidden treasure. Fearful and desperate, they suddenly hear a disembodied voice that orders them to confess their transgressions. As each man speaks, a portion of the boulder disappears, and they are ultimately freed.

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0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 4 structured provenance events · 1 structured exhibitions.

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