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Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yellow figure with dark eye makeup, wearing a red cloth wrapped around waist, large earrings, and a necklace; figure has one leg bent and right arm extended to side. Figure stands in front of an archway; archway is beige with red and blue vertical stripes on either side. The top of the image has a fringe.

Artwork Details

Date
12th century
Medium
Ink and color on palm leaf
Culture
India (Bihar or West Bengal)
Dimensions
471 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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