Description
A DATED 1322 JAIN SILVER-INLAID BUDDHIST ALTAR SHRINE
Western India, Rajasthan. Cast in copper alloy with a jina seated in meditation on a throne supported by lions, surrounded by seated or standing figures of tirthankaras, his eyes and auspicious srivasta marks picked out in silver, on openwork plinth, extensive inscriptions on the back in Devanagari with the date 1379 (= 1322 AD).
Provenance: From a British private collection.
Condition: Good condition with some wear, dents especially to the base and finial, small losses. Fine patina with malachite green areas.
Weight: 826.0 g
Dimensions: Height 17.2 cm