Parsvanath
The Parsvanatha is seated in Padmasana with lands man his navel on a stepped rectangular pedestal. He has a stylized band of curly hair, long ears, upcurved silver unlaid eyes and a big Srivatsa marks on his chest. The Hambayant Prabha has a decorative torana having upper inlay work and a stylized mythical bird or an animal on either side. Top of the prabha is surmounted with a Kirit mukha with silver unlaid eyes and three snake canopy 5 enshrining a miniature Jina figure. Traces of cuprus chlorids visible on the bronze which belongs to the Digambara sect of the Jainas.
Measurement:
21.7x15.8x11.3
Accession Number:
LDM.1985.2 (A&B)
Category:
-
Local Name:
Kasa ni murti
Technique:
lost wax technique
Provenance or region:
Karnataka