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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-060. The head of the Twenty-Third (Penultimate) Jain Tirthankara (Ford-Maker) Parshvanatha (fl. 700s-600s BC?) under the protective canopy of seven hooded cobra heads with the long, protruding, bifurcated tongues of the yaksha-nagaraja Dharanendra (or his consort nagini Padmavati?). |
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| Red sandstone | High relief (Architectural panel, (stele?), carved decoration) |
Unknown | Kushan Empire, 100-200 AD |
TBD, North/ Central India |
Government Museum, Mathura, Inventory № ? |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Indian Expedition, 27 January - 6 March 2013). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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