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Portable shrine of the Tirthankara Parshvanatha

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Associated place

Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan (place of creation)

Date

1633 (Samvat 1690)

Associated people

Tirthankara Parshvanatha (active c. 8th century BC) (subject)

Material and technique

brass

Dimensions

closed 10.5 x 5 x 4.3 cm (height x width x depth)
open 5.8 x 21 x 4.3 cm (height x width x depth)

Material index

processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass

Technique index

formed › cast

Object type index

religious/ritual equipment › shrine,

architecture › building/structure › shrine

No. of items

1

Accession no.

EAOS.109
Further reading

Tiwari, M. N., ‘Jaina Sculptures and Paintings in the United Kingdom’, Kala: Journal of Indian Art History Congress, 3/4, (1996), p. 44

Location

- First floor | Room 32 | India from 600

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