Text, Folio 28 (recto), 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 28 (recto), 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 is a long wooden strip with three raised, rectangular panels. Each panel has tiny, evenly spaced dots arranged in neat rows. The dots look like they’re pressed into the wood, forming a pattern that repeats across all three sections. The dots aren’t random—they’re part of an ancient writing system for blind readers. This object is called a *tactile manuscript*, where dots help fingers "read" text. Look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more objects like this.