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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A rectangular page with rounded corners and slightly curved edges. The page has a beige background with darker edges. There are two vertical red lines, one on the left edge and one on the right edge, each accompanied by a large red circular mark. A similar red circular mark is on the right side. A line of small decorative text runs along the top edge. The majority of the page is filled with black text written in a non-Latin script. In the bottom-right corner, a small handwritten number is present.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
598 × 271 px
Public Domain
Yes
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