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Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

Bhadrabahu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A rectangular piece of aged paper with rough, uneven edges. The background color of the paper is light brown. The paper contains black and red handwritten text in a foreign script. The text is arranged in lines that run horizontally across the paper. There are three red circular marks on the paper, one on the left edge, one in the middle, and one on the right edge. Two red vertical lines run along the left and right edges of the paper. The overall appearance suggests an old, possibly historical, document or manuscript.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
599 × 250 px
Public Domain
Yes
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