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Text, folio 22 (verso) from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)

Unknown

1104

unspecified

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Byzantine icon painting Medieval Nepal

Dominant colour

Text, folio 22 (verso) from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array) is a 1104 unspecified by Unknown, a Byzantine icon painting work, depicting Nepal, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1104 · Byzantine icon painting
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This is a long, narrow strip of carved text on wood. The letters are packed tightly, running in horizontal lines. The surface looks worn, with some dark spots and uneven edges where the wood has aged. The words are in an old script, likely Buddhist, from a religious text. The carving is precise but simple, with no images—just letters filling the space. Look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more works like this.