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The Jain Goddess Ambika6th-7th century

Not on view
Stone relief sculpture of a four-armed seated deity with headdress, flanked by two animal figures, carved from sandy beige stone
Sandstone relief sculpture of a multi-armed deity seated atop two lions, wearing beaded necklaces, large hoop earrings, and an ornate crown, with a carved halo behind the head; weathered surface with visible tool marks.
Stone relief sculpture of a multi-armed female deity, upper body shown against a circular prabhavali, wearing beaded jewelry and large hoop earrings, with an elaborate crown; hands held in ritual gestures and holding a rosary, finely carved in pale sandstone.
Sandstone sculpture fragment showing the lower torso of a multi-armed deity standing above a lion, with a smaller crouching figure at right; weathered surface with granular texture.
Stone sculpture, close-up of a deity figure's face and upper torso with downcast eyes, large circular ear ornaments, beaded necklace, and elaborately carved curled hair arranged across the forehead, set against a shallow relief background.

Unknown, The Jain Goddess Ambika, 6th-7th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Robert H. Ellsworth in honor of Dr. Pratapaditya Pal, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
The Jain Goddess Ambika
Place Made
India, Bihar, Shahabad District
Date Made
6th-7th century
Medium
Sandstone
Dimensions
27 x 18 x 10 in. (68.58 x 45.72 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Robert H. Ellsworth in honor of Dr. Pratapaditya Pal
Accession Number
M.90.165
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya; S. Andhare; J. Cort; S. Gorakshakar; P. Granoff; J. Guy; G. Larson; Stephen Markel. The Peaceful Liberators: Jain Art from India. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. The Sensuous Immortals: A Selection of Sculptures from the Pan-Asian Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1977.

  • El Universo de la India: Obras Maestras del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Angeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, 2012.

  • Peyton, Allysa B. and Katherine Anne Paul. Arts of South Asia: Cultures of Collecting. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2019.