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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular piece of aged paper with rounded corners. The paper is beige with darker edges and has a slightly wavy surface. There are two thin red vertical lines, one on the left and one on the right side. Four red circular marks are present, two on each side, positioned near the vertical lines. The text is written in black ink and appears to be in a non-Latin script. The text is densely packed and covers most of the page. There is a small amount of blank space at the bottom right corner. The background behind the paper is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
600 × 274 px
Public Domain
Yes
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