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A Socle of a Jain Image12th century

Not on view
Bronze architectural reliquary or ritual object with colonnaded sides, lion figures flanking a central multi-armed deity, and standing attendant figures at each end, with olive-green patina
Bronze devotional sculpture, seated four-armed deity within a small shrine niche framed by ornate columns and a tiered canopy with foliate crest; worn patinated surface with traces of gilding.
Bronze sculpture of a rectangular structure with openwork lattice sides featuring geometric star and diamond patterns, topped with a flat roof; a small standing human figure and animal figures cluster at one end, with green patina throughout.
Bronze vessel with openwork lattice sides forming a rectangular basket shape, resting on a tiered base. At one end, a small standing human figure and an animal figure in relief, with green and gold patination throughout.
Bronze fitting with green and reddish patina, featuring a tiered rectangular upper section densely cast with taotie masks and small animal figures, supported by two curved arching struts; oval openwork frame below with traces of gold and copper inlay along the decorated frieze.

Unknown, A Socle of a Jain Image, 12th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Eivor and Dr. Alston Callahan, Birmingham, Alabama, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A Socle of a Jain Image
Place Made
India, Gujarat
Date Made
12th century
Medium
Brass, silver, and copper with traces of unguents
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (19.05 x 46.36 x 31.12 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Eivor and Dr. Alston Callahan, Birmingham, Alabama
Accession Number
M.86.299.2
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.2. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1988.