Folio 40 from a Kalpa-sutra: Text (recto); Birth of Mahavira (verso)
Two beige-colored pages bound together. The pages have black text written in a non-Latin script. Red vertical lines are on the left and right edges. Red squares on the top left and right contain numbers. The top page has an image on the right depicting people in various colors. The image on the top right shows a person reclining and another person leaning over them. The bottom page has a red circle in the center. The pages appear aged with visible signs of wear.
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- 900 × 644 px
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