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The jina Malli sits in the lotus position on an inlayed cushion on a tiered throne. Seated with his hands folded in a gesture of meditation, he is surrounded by a number of figures representing other jinas, attendants and demigods. In the center in front of the throne sits the goddess Ambika with a child on her lap. On the first tier of the throne sit two figures that may represent donors. On the next left are nine mounds representing the nine planets [navagraha], five to his right and four to his left. At the base of his seat are two stylized lions and this is flanked by a male and female demigod. On the arch surrounding the figure at his level a standing jina figure is to each side and cauri bearer is on the outside of each of them. At his shoulders, the cross bars of the throne back end in stylized makara heads with jewels hanging from their mouths. A seated jina adorns the arch to each side of his head and elephants surmount them with an umbrella over his head with a dancing figure atop it. The who
Indian (Indian (South Asian))
Malli shrine, dated VS 1528 [1471 A.D.]
1471
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel.
1975/2.121
A standing figure on a circular base with its left hand on its hip and its right hand hanging to its side, palm facing outward. It wears a headdress decorated with a half-moon motif. Lengths of necklace hang from the neck with additional jewelry hanging to the ankles. The figure's legs are covered in clothing bearing repeated patterns of blue and orange. 
Kashmiri
Figure
8th century
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink
2016/2.379
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