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An Indian Red Sandstone Stele of Jainism Mahāvīra
Estimate: $5,000-$6,000
Passed
Live Auction
Asian Decorative Art
Size
Height 18 x width 11 5/8 x depth 5 1/2 in.
Description
An Indian Red Sandstone Stele of Jainism Mahāvīra
Punjab Region, 10th Century
10世紀 旁遮普地區 紅砂岩耆那教大雄坐像
carved with Mahāvīra seated in vajrasana on a cushion which is placed on a rectangular base flanked by a pair of beasts, his face with serene expression, elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha, flanked by a pair of bodhisattvas and a four vidyadharas above.
Height 18 x width 11 5/8 x depth 5 1/2 in.
Provenance
Exhibited:
Muscarelle Museum of Art, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, November 1, 2003 – January 11, 2004.
https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/19960 exhibition write-up