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late 7th century · Copper alloy · Asian Art

An enthroned Jain savior is deep in meditation, seated in a yogic posture on a jeweled cushion set on a two-tiered lion-supported throne. At the center of the pedestal two kneeling deer venerate the wheel-of-law (dharmachakra), a symbol of religious wisdom shared with Buddhism. Seated in royal ease on projecting lotus supports are the yaksha Gomedha and the yakshi Ambika, attendants of the jina Neminatha, the twenty-second in the lineage of twenty-four historical jinas recognized by the Jain religion. On the reverse is a donor's inscription in a seventh-century Sanskrit script.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 7th century

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

India (Gujarat, Akota)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts and Josephine Jackson Foundation Gift, 2008