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Text, folio 4 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A long, narrow, aged, light-brown colored piece of paper or parchment with rough edges. The paper or parchment has three sections of black text arranged in lines. Two holes are present, one in the center of each side section. The background behind the paper or parchment is a solid light gray color. The text appears to be written in an ancient language, possibly Sanskrit, in a formal script. The text lines are arranged in a dense, uniform pattern. The overall appearance suggests an ancient manuscript.

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