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Saturday 10 October 2015

Jain Saraswati


Jain Saraswati (Vagdevi/Srut Devi), Ht.77×L46×W22 cms, four armed standing on a lotus pedestal and carrying lotus, book, rosary and a pot in her hands. Along with the rosary, the lower right hand displayes 'varad mudra', gesture of blessing or release. Around the feet of the image, beside the lyre-playing female devotees and the donor couple, royal beings or a rich trader and his wife, a damaged image of veena playing Gadharva is also displayed.9th-12th century AD, Chauhan Period,Pallu, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, now on display in National Museum, New Delhi, India .