The Entrance of Indra Sabhâ (Abbey 420 no.107; Archer VI, pl.6)

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The Entrance of Indra Sabhâ (Abbey 420 no.107; Archer VI, pl.6)
View of Indra Sabhâ, looking outward (Abbey 420 no.108; Archer VI, pl.7)
Indra Sabhâ (Abbey 420 no.109; Archer VI, pl.8)

hand-coloured aquatints, June 1803. the first and third on thick paper, the second on thinner paper (cut to edge of image, including title and imprint panel) mounted on a larger sheet of thicker paper the second with light glue marks
P.480 x 650mm.; S.450 x 600mm.; 490 x 655mm. (3)

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Indra Sabha, dating from the early ninth century and later, is probably the first of the five Jain caves on the site of Ellora: Its arrangement very much recalls that of Kailasanatha, but here the various chapels and shrines are filled with the images of the various Jain Tirthankaras or saints (Parasvanath, Gomata Swami, Mahavira...).

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