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Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Page with a beige background and rounded rectangular shape. Two vertical red lines run down the left and right sides. Three red circles, one on the left side and one on the right side and one on the right margin. Black text written in a foreign language, possibly Devanagari script, is arranged in lines across the page. The text is written in a formal, cursive style and appears to be a passage from a book. The page has a worn, aged appearance with darker spots and discoloration.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
600 × 272 px
Public Domain
Yes
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