Text, Folio 108 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Byzantine icon painting Classical Antiquity Religious

Dominant colour

Text, Folio 108 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra) is a 14 unspecified by Unknown, a Byzantine icon painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 14 · Byzantine icon painting
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This image shows a long, narrow piece of wood with text written on it. The text is in a language that looks like it might be from Asia, and it's written in rows that go across the wood. The text is dark and the wood is light, so it's easy to see the words. The wood has a rough edge on one side, which makes it look like it was cut from a larger piece. There are also some small holes in the wood, which might have been used to attach it to something else. The text itself is very detailed, with lots of small characters that are hard to read. If you're interested in learning more about this kind of text, you might want to look up the artist Unknown, who created this piece.