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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a page from a book with a beige background. The page is rectangular with rounded corners and has a darker beige color than the background. There are two vertical red lines, one on the left side and one on the right side of the page. The left and right lines are approximately one centimeter apart from the edges of the page. The text is written in black ink and appears to be in an ancient language, possibly Sanskrit. The text is arranged in lines that run horizontally across the page. There are three red circular marks on the page: one on the left side near the top, one on the right side near the middle, and one on the right side near the bottom. The circular marks are approximately one centimeter in diameter and have rough edges. The background of the image is a solid beige color. The image appears to be a scan or photograph of an old book page. The page by "Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)" and the artist is unknown.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
600 × 270 px
Public Domain
Yes
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