Text, folio 2 (verso) from a Parshvanatha Charitra (Life and Stories of Lord Parshva) of Bhavadeva-suri
c. 1275–1300
Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
South Asian manuscripts are usually numbered on the verso; the Devanagari numeral 2 at the right is similar to the Arabic number.
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