Lot 534 Dα

A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy shrine of jaina yakshi Nirvani. Dated 1593

A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy shrine of jaina yakshi Nirvani, also called Mahamansi, seated with legs pendant on a peacock above a base on four feet, her hands holding, fruits, a vase and a lotus, on her right thigh a child, seated above her head the jina Shantinatha, at her back a long braid. Inscription at the back of the arched torana dated samvat 1650? in the clear half of the month chaitra (1593?).
Height 17.6 cm