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Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

Bhadrabahu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yellowed parchment with wavy edges. Red vertical lines run along left and right sides. Three red circles on parchment with one near left edge, one in center, and one near right edge. Black and red text written in a foreign script fill most of the parchment. Red text appears underneath and interspersed with black text. Text is organized into lines that run horizontally across parchment. Parchment has darker areas where text is written on both sides. Right edge has rough vertical tear.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
600 × 246 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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