Text, folio 45 (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 45 (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 board with three rectangular sections. Each section is filled with tiny, evenly spaced dots arranged in straight lines. The dots form a grid pattern, and the wood has a light brown color with a slightly worn look. The dots are likely meant to be filled in with ink to create text, a method used in some ancient writing systems. This kind of board was probably used for copying or studying scriptures. Look up *The Cleveland Museum of Art* to see more objects like this.