Text, Folio 80 (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

Dominant colour

Text, Folio 80 (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 is a long wooden board with three rows of small, square holes punched into it. The holes are arranged in neat, repeating patterns. The wood looks worn, with faint markings and two small white dots near the center. This is a tool used for writing or printing text in a language that uses an alphabet with many letters. The holes let ink or dye pass through to create precise, repeated characters. Look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more objects like this.