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Text, folio 89 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Rectangular, aged, light-brown parchment with uneven edges, approximately 3-4 times longer than it is tall. Two holes, approximately one-third and two-thirds along the length. Three columns of dense, black text written in a traditional script, with even, horizontal rows of characters, filling most of the parchment surface. Text is in a single block of writing with no discernible images or illustrations. The background behind the parchment is a plain, light gray color.

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