A BRONZE FIGURE OF A DIGAMBARA JINA

Description:

South-India, possibly Karnataka, 9th/10th cent.
H. 7,8 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a circular plinth supported by a conical-shaped pedestal with both hands resting on his lap in the dhyanamudra, naked, his face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes below arched eyebrows, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and a curled hairdo.
Old and important Bavarian private collection, assembled since the early 1960's - Wear, traces of age