A sandstone figure of a Jina
A sandstone figure of a Jina

INDIA, UTTAR PRADESH, 10TH/11TH CENTURY

Details
A sandstone figure of a Jina
India, Uttar Pradesh, 10th/11th century
Seated in padmasana with his hands in dhyanamudra, his chest centered by the srivatsa and the palms and soles marked with chakras
17 1/8 in. (43.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1983
Literature
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 166 and 320, cat. no. 216
Spink & Son, Two Thousand Years of Indian Art, 1982, p. 11 and 71, cat. no. 47
Exhibited
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1983

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