Sculpture
1206 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
An Altarpiece with seated figure of Parsvanatha with seven hooded serpent with a back plate (damaged) which is not secured and sits separately. Above the serpent canopy there is the triple umbrella, with elephants on either side. Below these figures are yakshis-three on either side holding flywhisks. Below the seated figure are yaksha Dharanendra and yakshi Padmavati.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Brass |
| Brief description | Jain Altarpiece with Parsvanatha with the back plate, brass, 1206 |
| Physical description | An Altarpiece with seated figure of Parsvanatha with seven hooded serpent with a back plate (damaged) which is not secured and sits separately. Above the serpent canopy there is the triple umbrella, with elephants on either side. Below these figures are yakshis-three on either side holding flywhisks. Below the seated figure are yaksha Dharanendra and yakshi Padmavati. |
| Marks and inscriptions | (Vikram Samvat 1263=1206 AD. Sanskrit in Devanagari. Records the construction of the Jain Tirthankara Parsvanatha; but the details are not clear. Damaged. An unknown person caused the image to be made through the Jain monk Santisuri.) |
| Object history | Given by Dr. W.L. Hildburgh, F.S.A. |
| Production | Rajasthan. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.1&A-1939 |
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| Record created | October 30, 2008 |
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