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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Beige-colored rectangular page with rounded corners, featuring black text written in a non-Latin script. The page has two red vertical lines, one on the left edge and one on the right edge. Two red circles are present, one on the left side and one on the right side, both positioned near the edges. A larger red circle with a white center is in the middle of the page. The text is arranged in lines, with the majority of the page filled with writing. A small number is written in black at the bottom right corner. 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
600 × 270 px
Public Domain
Yes
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