Indian Temple Fragment Depicting Feline

Yellow paint, a red muzzle, and a stone beast with strong feelings about a small object.

This temple fragment depicting feline is Jain, from Gujarat, India, and dates to the mid 18th century. It is carved & painted stone. Another kind of Jain cosmological painting shows historical figures and their attributes, such as Jina Parshva, the earliest Jain leader with historical evidence, who is meant to illustrate compassion. Crouching animal in thick chipped yellow paint with black accents on the neck and red coloring at the mouth. It holds a small green item under its paw, atop a long base with vertical slots. It is 13 inches wide, 4 deep and 11 high.

Gaudy, chipped, intense, and utterly committed to its snack.