Altar jainista. Fundición amarilla. India occidental, Gujarat/Rajasthan. Fechado en 1492 Delante de una torana bajo un dosel sostenido por elefantes, el jina Rishabhanatha está sentado en meditación en un trono de león con shrivatsa en el pecho, flanqueado por yaksha y yakshi. Le rodean dos jina sentados y dos de pie y portadores de cola de yak. Sobre el pedestal del centro está la rueda de la enseñanza, flanqueada por gacelas reclinadas y los nueve planetas (navagraha), en las esquinas adorantes con las manos en postura de adoración (anjalimudra). Incrustaciones de plata y cobre. Inscripción en el reverso fechada en samvat 1549 (1492). Peso 660 g. Altura 15,8 cm Procedencia Colección privada, Hesse

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