Lot 85 Dα

A Gujarati/Rajasthani brass shrine of a Jain tirthankara. 16th century

A Gujarati/Rajasthani copper alloy shrine of a Jain tirthankara with a silver shrivatsa on his chest, seated in meditation on a throne supported by two lions, underneath an umbrella carried by two elephants, surrounded by seated and standing jinas, on the front of the base the Nine Planets (navagraha) and devotees with hands in anjali mudra. Inscription at the back. One leg of the base missing. 16th century.
Height 15.1 cm