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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a yellowed, aged rectangular piece of paper with rounded corners and a thin red border on the left and right edges. The paper contains black text written in a foreign language, possibly Sanskrit, in a script that is from the Indian subcontinent. The text is arranged in lines that run horizontally across the page. There are four red circular marks, two on the left and right sides of the page, positioned vertically in line with each other. The background of the image is a plain beige color. The text and artwork are likely from a religious or spiritual text.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
598 × 267 px
Public Domain
Yes
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