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拍品 237
A Pink Sandstone Figure of Jina Parshavanatha
India, Rajasthan, 8th century
已结束2017年3月15日
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USD 93,750
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This serene figure represents Parshavanatha, the 23rd tirthankara, the earliest Jain leader for whom there is evidence of having been a historical figure (c.877-777 BC). He belongs to the Digambara, or (sky-clad) sect of Jainism, with only the serpent king Dharana to shield his body from the elements. Several Jain texts describe a scene when Parshavanatha was attacked by a demon during meditation, Dharana covered the Jina with his own coiled body and made a parasol from the hood of his seven heads. The present sculpture is a superbly executed example of this iconic figure of Jainism.