Parshvanatha

Head of Parshvanatha, the 23rd Jain Tirthankara or Jina, protected by the seven-headed Naga (cobra) hood. Carved in high relief in the characteristic mottled red sandstone of Mathura. The head has been broken away from a full-length figure of the Jina, at the level of the neck.

Kind

artefact

Date

100–200 CE