Maurya and Shunga Art c16.30

c16.30

Fig. 28. Lohanipur (Patna, Bihar). Torso of a naked Jaina Tīrthaṅkara. In its tight and stiff modelling, in the fully rounded arms and thighs and in its general earthy heaviness of form it has a kinship with the Patna Yakshas; but the lifeless inertia and the flat surface treatment of the back, the primitive and archaic outlook and appearance, heavy and little bit unbalanced proportion that characterise the statue seem to link it with the Parkham Yaksha. C. 50 B. C.—50 A. D. Little less than life-size. Photo : Patna Museum.