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Seated figure of Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankarafront

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  • Seated figure of Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara (oblique)
  • Seated figure of Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara (oblique)
  • Seated figure of Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara (oblique)
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Seated figure of Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › east India › Bihar (place of creation)
    Date
    7th century AD (AD 601 - 700)
    Material and technique
    bronze
    Dimensions
    19.5 x 10.5 x 11 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze
    Technique index
    formed › cast
    Object type index
    religious/ritual equipment,
    sculpture › figure › figurine
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased, 1998.
    Accession no.
    EA1998.15

  • Further reading

    Antwerp: Etnografisch Museum, 26 May-15 October 2000, Steps to Liberation: 2,500 Years of Jain Art and Religion, Jan van Alphen, and others (Antwerp: Etnografisch Museum, 2000), no. 73 on p. 148, p. 149, 153, 154, illus. p. 148 fig. 73

Location

    • First floor | Room 32 | India from 600

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