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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A page of yellowed paper with black text written in a non-Latin script. The text is arranged in lines and fills most of the page. The page has three red circular marks, one on the left side, one on the right side, and one on the far right edge. Two thin red vertical lines run along the left and right edges of the page. A number "16" is written in black on the bottom right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
598 × 269 px
Public Domain
Yes
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