Text, Folio 94 (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 Religious

Dominant colour

Text, Folio 94 (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 narrow sections. Each section has rows of tiny, evenly spaced holes arranged in a grid. The holes are all the same size and shape, and the wood looks worn but sturdy. The holes are likely meant to help with writing or printing—maybe for creating text or patterns. The board is labeled with numbers and letters, which might be notes for a scribe or printer. If you’re curious about how this kind of tool works, look up *chiaroscuro*—though actually, this is more about a printing technique called *stencil*. Wait, no—this is closer to a *punctum* board. Hmm, maybe just check out *The Cleveland Museum of Art* to see how they describe it.