An inscribed copper-alloy 'Jain Tirthankara' shrine, Indian, cast in openwork with the principal image of Tirthankara seated in dyhanasana on a throne supported by addorsed lions centering as a goddess, surrounded by numerous seated and standing figures of Jinas in architectural niches, forming a stepped plinth and arched grotto, the reverse with an incised dedicatory Sanskrit inscription, 28cm high In Jainism, Tirthankara relates to a saviour who has succeeded in crossing over life's stream of rebirths and made a path for others to follow. Condition report disclaimer
An inscribed copper-alloy 'Jain Tirthankara' shrine, Indian, cast in openwork with the principal image of Tirthankara seated in dyhanasana on a throne supported by addorsed lions centering as a goddess, surrounded by numerous seated and standing figures of Jinas in architectural niches, forming a stepped plinth and arched grotto, the reverse with an incised dedicatory Sanskrit inscription, 28cm high In Jainism, Tirthankara relates to a saviour who has succeeded in crossing over life's stream of rebirths and made a path for others to follow. Condition report disclaimer
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