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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A rectangular piece of aged paper with rounded corners and rough edges. The paper is off-white to light brown in color. There are two vertical red lines, one on the left and one on the right. The lines are not perfectly straight and are slightly faded. There are two red circles, one on the left line and one on the right line. The left circle is slightly higher than the right circle. The paper has black ink writing in a foreign script, possibly Devanagari. The text is arranged in lines and covers most of the page. The background behind the paper is plain and off-white. There is a small amount of discoloration and wear on the paper.

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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