Figure / head / tirthankara / teacher

Description

Head carved in shale of a tirthankara, one of the twenty four teachers of the Jain religion: Asia, South Asia, Central India, 12th century

Museum reference

A.1905.4

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Figure / head / tirthankara / teacher

Production information

Central India, South Asia

Date

12th century

Style / Culture

Jain

Materials

Shale

Physical description

Shale

Exhibitions

• Human and Divine: 2000 Years of Indian Sculpture (22 Jul 2000 - 25 Mar 2001)
  New Art Gallery
  Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
  City Art Gallery

References

Khanna, Balraj. 2000. Human and divine: 2000 years of Indian sculpture. Hayward Gallery Publishing. p.66-67, 69