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A black basalt Jain shrine depicting Suparsvanatha, North India, circa 12th century

Auction Closed

March 20, 05:22 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 20,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Height 13 ½ in., 34.2 cm

Acquired from Indian antiques objects d'art, Los Angeles, 1960s.

This finely carved shrine depicts Tirthankara seated with a five-headed snake canopy flanked by two standing Jina, within a shrine supported by Makara and the fragmentary goddess Sachika below and celestial nymphs to either side.