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# 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

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-74-1927](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-74-1927) · Pramāṇa
