Text, Folio 40 (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 40 (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, narrow wooden panel with three rectangular sections. Each section is filled with tiny, precise lines and dots forming a grid of text. The wood has a warm, aged tone, and the lines are dark, almost black, against it. The text looks like an ancient script, packed tightly into each frame. It’s hard to read, but it’s clearly meant to be studied closely. If you want to see more like this, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art.