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Pre-Asta Islamic and Indian art from a Private Collection in Rome and other provenances. In partnership with BAIAS Arte. Sessione unica
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Jain altar depicting Parshva assisted by four Thirtankaras.
Jain altar depicting Parshva assisted by four Thirtankaras.
India, Gujarat, dated 1477 CE
This type of icon is known as pancha-tirthika, a term referring to a composition comprising five Jinas: a seated central figure surrounded by four smaller Thirtankaras. The central figure is Parshva, the twenty-third Jina, as indicated by the seven-headed serpent hood above his head. The standing figures in the composition wear robes around their hips, thus identifying the altarpiece with the Svetambara tradition.
The thirtankara has silver inlaid eyes. Long insciption engraved at the back of the prabha.
20.8 x 12.2 x 7.9 cm