A SILVER- AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE JAIN SHRINE

Description:

North-West India, ca. 16th c.
H. 17 cm
The elaborate shrine is cast with a Jain tirthankara seated in vajrasana on a cushion placed on a a throne, both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, naked, his chest with the silver-inlaid srivatsa emblem, his face displaying a meditative expression with almond-shaped eyes, elongated earlobes, parasol above flanked by a pair of trumpeting elephants and surrounded by several tirthankaras, attendants and worshippers, the reverse with lengthy inscription.
Old German private collection, assembled before 2007 - Minor wear, traces of age