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6th century · Sandstone · Asian Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

6th century

Medium

Sandstone

Culture

India

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 1993