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Text, folio 5 (verso), from Brahman Rishabhadatta's speech, from a Kalpa-sutra

c. 1475–1500
gum tempera and gold on paper

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The "further eye" extending beyond the bounds of the face is a characteristic of 15th-century painting.

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