Stupa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

India (Bihar or West Bengal)

12th century

Not on view

Stupa for the preservation and veneration of Buddha relics, adorned with flags

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Title: Stupa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
Period: Pala period
Date: 12th century
Culture: India (Bihar or West Bengal)
Medium: Ink and color on palm leaf
Dimensions: Image: 2 in. × 21 7/8 in. (5.1 × 55.6 cm)
Sheet: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Richard Benedek, 1986
Object Number: 1986.25.6
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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