Standing Jain Tirthankara Parshvanatha
Parshvanatha lived in the ninth century B.C. He became revered as one of the great saviors, or tirthankaras of the Jain religion, one of the three great religions of India. Parshvanatha can be identified by the seven-headed cobra that shelters him while he stands meditating. Two attendants—Padmavati, holding a fan, and Dharana, holding an umbrella—stand to either side. Presumably, the tiny figures at the bottom of the relief are its two donors.
Artwork Details
- Title: Standing Jain Tirthankara Parshvanatha
- Period: Gupta period
- Date: 6th century
- Culture: India
- Medium: Sandstone
- Dimensions: H. 46 in. (116.8 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); D. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 1993
- Object Number: 1993.477.2
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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