Standing Jain Tirthankara Parshvanatha

6th century

Not on view

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.

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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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