22nd May, 2019 12:00

European & Asian Works of Art

 
Lot 95
 

95

A JAIN SHRINE PROBABLY DEPICTING VIMALNATHA

A JAIN SHRINE PROBABLY DEPICTING VIMALNATHA, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, DATED SAMVAT 1476/1419 AD seated in padmasana on a silver and copper inlaid lion throne underneath a parasol, with identifying boar(?) emblem engraved on the front, the raised openwork terracing with unusual geometric pierced design and miniscule figural decoration along the front, dedicatory inscription in devanagari script on the reverse including date 17.5cm high
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A JAIN SHRINE PROBABLY DEPICTING VIMALNATHA, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, DATED SAMVAT 1476/1419 AD seated in padmasana on a silver and copper inlaid lion throne underneath a parasol, with identifying boar(?) emblem engraved on the front, the raised openwork terracing with unusual geometric pierced design and miniscule figural decoration along the front, dedicatory inscription in devanagari script on the reverse including date 17.5cm high