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Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

Bhadrabahu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A rectangular, aged manuscript page with rough, uneven edges. The background is beige with darker areas indicating wear and tear. Two vertical red lines run down the left and right sides. The page contains black text written in a non-Latin script. The text is arranged in lines that run horizontally across the page. Three red circular marks are present, one on the left and one on the right edge of the page aligned with the vertical red lines and one in the center. The bottom right corner has a small number written in black.

Artwork details

Date:
15th century
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture:
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions:
598 × 244 px
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