Tirthankara
Sculpture
18th century (made)
18th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Figure of a Jain Tirthankara. The Tirthankara is seated in the fixed Dhyana asana, and is nude with a srivatsa on his chest. The figure is now black but bears traces of having once been yellow. On the base is his cognisance, which may be intended for the Nilotpala, in which case the figure is that of the 21st Jina Neminatha, whose cognisance is a Conch shell. On the base is an incised inscription in Devanagari characters, which is now almost indecipherable.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Tirthankara (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved in blackened limestone |
| Brief description | Figure of a 21st Jain Tirthankara Neminatha, Stone, 18th century, Jaipur. |
| Physical description | Figure of a Jain Tirthankara. The Tirthankara is seated in the fixed Dhyana asana, and is nude with a srivatsa on his chest. The figure is now black but bears traces of having once been yellow. On the base is his cognisance, which may be intended for the Nilotpala, in which case the figure is that of the 21st Jina Neminatha, whose cognisance is a Conch shell. On the base is an incised inscription in Devanagari characters, which is now almost indecipherable. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Royal Asiatic Society |
| Object history | Inventoried as part of the contents of the former India Museum transferred to South Kensington Museum in November 1879. Formerly gifted to the V&A and reaccessioned in 1924. |
| Production | Rajasthan |
| Subject depicted | |
| Other number | 423(IS) - India Museum Catalogue (IS) Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.346-1924 |
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| Record created | November 6, 2008 |
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