A SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BRONZE JAIN SHRINE

Description:

North-West India, 15th/ 16th cent.
H. 17,4 cm
The shrine cast with a central placed Jain tirthankara seated on a cushion placed on a lion-throne, both hands in dhyanamudra, his chest with the srivatsa-emblem, his face displaying a serene expression, a parasol flanked by a pair of elephants above, surrounded by some seated tirthankaras, standing attendants and a pair of worshippers, the reverse with lengthy inscription
Old German private collection - Wear, traces of age