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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A rectangular, aged, yellow-brown page with rough edges. Two thin red lines run vertically along the left and right sides. A large block of black text written in a non-Latin script, possibly Devanagari, is centered on the page. The text is arranged in 9 lines. Two red circular seals are present, one on the left side and one on the right side, both positioned near the edges. A third red circular seal with a white design is positioned near the center. The background is a plain beige color.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
598 × 268 px
Public Domain
Yes
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