{"product_id":"beautiful-indian-sandstone-head-of-a-jina-tirthankara","title":"Beautiful Indian Sandstone Head of a Jina Tirthankara","description":"\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eWestern India (Rajasthan\/Gujarat region),  Circa 12th–15th Century \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eA finely carved sandstone head of a Jina, the enlightened liberator (Tirthankara) of the Jain faith, sculpted in the devotional tradition of Western India. The serene, fleshy face is modeled with downcast meditative eyes beneath gently arched brows, a broad nose, and full lips drawn into the faint, inward smile that conveys the \u003cem\u003ekevala-jnana\u003c\/em\u003e — the state of pure omniscient knowing and liberation from worldly delusion. The hair is rendered in tight rows of snail-shell curls, and the elongated, pendulous earlobes recall the princely life renounced upon the path to enlightenment.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003eThe absence of a Buddhist-style \u003cem\u003eushnisha\u003c\/em\u003e cranial protuberance, together with the meditative frontality and idealized smooth planes of the face, identifies this head as a Jina rather than a Buddha. Such heads originally belonged to standing or seated cult images installed in Jain temples across Rajasthan and Gujarat, where Tirthankara worship flourished from the medieval period onward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDimensions  5½ in. (14 cm) high; 9 inches on custom base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Expected ancient losses and weathering; broken at the neck as typical for temple heads; stable and well-preserved facial features\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvennce: American Private Collection.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art for Eternity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53649101848890,"sku":"17665","price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/5120\/6714\/files\/17665z.jpg?v=1782412396","url":"https:\/\/howardnowes.com\/products\/beautiful-indian-sandstone-head-of-a-jina-tirthankara","provider":"Art for Eternity","version":"1.0","type":"link"}