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Bodhisattva Padmapani, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a page from an ancient manuscript. The artwork features a seated figure. The figure is gray with dark hair in braids. The figure wears a crown and jewelry. The figure holds objects in both hands. The figure sits on a red and gold patterned cloth. The figure sits in front of a red and gold circular design. Two red vertical lines flank the figure. Black text in a foreign language is on either side of the red lines. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
12th century
Medium
Ink and color on palm leaf
Culture
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
Dimensions
600 × 355 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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