Chaubisi of Sitalanatha


Original Location + Cardinal Points: ,  West India

Present Location: National Museum, Delhi

Date/Period: 15th century CE (1500-1850 CE (Early Modern))

Medium: Sculpture

Material: Bronze

Introduction

This altarpiece, probably from a home shrine, is known as Chaturvimshati-patta or Chaubisi, because it has twenty-four Tirthankara figures in a single plaque. This particular plaque is attributed to Sitalanatha, one of the Tirthankaras of Jainism, who sits in the centre. This is corroborated by an inscription at the back of the base of the mulanqyaka which reads 'Sri Sitalanatha'.

Dimensions: H 35.7 x W 24.0 x D

Accession number: Ace. No. 47.109/171

Credits: National Museum, Delhi

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