Seated Jina

12th-13th century or later

Maker Unknown

Asian Art

Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Sculpture
Formatted Medium
Brass with gold and ruby inlay
Medium
brass, gold, ruby, inlay
Locations
Possible place made: Rajasthan, India, Possible place made: Gujarat, India
Dimensions
3 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (10 x 7.5 x 3.7 cm)
Inscribed
On reverse of base, in Devanagari: "Candra palenaka bhutapala sri vijayasena murti" Possible translation: "The image [set up by] Vijayasena of the time of [king] Chandrapala, with gold inlay and ruby eyes." (Reading provided by donor, to be reviewed by curator)
Departments
Asian Art
Accession Number
2010.48.37
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Bertram H. Schaffner
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY

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