A cast bronze sculpture from India showing a Tirthankara in kayotsarga, the standing meditation posture, protected by a five headed naga. The museum's own gallery text identifies the figure as Suparshvanatha, the seventh Tirthankara, correcting an earlier identification as Parshvanatha. Held today by the Harvard Art Museums, accession 2012.193.
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Physical Form
MediumCast bronze, India, Harvard Art Museums 1 Medium (class) Connections
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This source names Parshvanatha directly: "The museum's own gallery text identifies the figure as Suparshvanatha, the seventh Tirthankara, correcting an earlier identification as Parshvanatha."
Source Tirthankara Suparsvanatha in Kayotsarga, Harvard Art Museums (2012.193)
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Source Tirthankara Suparsvanatha in Kayotsarga, Harvard Art Museums (2012.193)
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The Harvard Art Museums' own title and gallery text for this bronze name Suparshvanatha as the seventh jina depicted.
Source Tirthankara Suparsvanatha in Kayotsarga, Harvard Art Museums (2012.193)
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1. Tirthankara Suparsvanatha in Kayotsarga, Harvard Art Museums (2012.193)
Harvard Art Museums- Harvard Art Museums 2012.193
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A cast bronze sculpture from India showing a Tirthankara in kayotsarga, the standing meditation posture, protected by a five headed naga.
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