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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. The paper has two vertical red stripes, one on the left side and one on the right side, with a small gap between them. There are three red circles, one on the left stripe, one on the right stripe, and one in the middle. The text on the paper is written in black ink and appears to be in an ancient language, possibly Sanskrit, with intricate script and symbols. The text is arranged in lines, with some lines having more text than others. The background of the image is a plain beige color.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
599 × 270 px
Public Domain
Yes
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