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Text, Folio 119 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina)

Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu

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Medium
gum tempera and ink on palm leaves
Measurements
Leaf: 5.4 x 56.2 cm (2 1/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1938.301.119.b
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A horizontally oriented palm leaf in warm tan features three rectangular blocks of dense black script. The angular characters, featuring distinctive horizontal bars, are arranged in uniform rows punctuated by two circular holes. Tiny marginal characters appear at both ends. The thin material has irregular, worn edges. The dark ink creates a rhythmic pattern across the span, contrasting with the aged, fibrous texture of the natural surface.

Text, Folio 119 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina)

Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu

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