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Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

Bhadrabahu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yellowed rectangular paper with rounded corners, featuring black text in a non-Latin script. The text is densely written in a single column across the page. Red circular marks are visible on either side of the text, near the center. Two thin red lines run vertically along the left and right edges of the paper. The top of the page has a line of smaller text in the same non-Latin script. The background of the paper is a light beige color.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
600 × 240 px
Public Domain
Yes
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