Indian Temple Fragment with Deity Motif, Based

Seated figure in a sunburst arch, set in a chipped pale-blue slab on a wooden base.

This temple fragment with deity motif is Jain, from Bhojpur, Kutch District, India, and dates to the mid 19th century. It is carved & painted stone. Jainism teaches that the universe has no beginning or end, and that nothing is created or destroyed as living souls and non-living things change form over time. Square carved panel on a wooden tray, with a central seated figure under a spiked arch. Pierced square borders run above and below, the pale blue paint is worn and the upper edge is rough and flaking. It is 21.5 inches wide, 9.5 deep and 22.5 high.

Radiant in its niche and chipped in the corners.