A SILVER AND COPPER INLAID JAIN BRASS SHRINE WITH MAHAVIRA, 15th – 16th CENTURY Brass with copper and silver inlays India, 15th – 16th century Mahavira is seated in lotus posture on a throne supported by two addorsed lions, surrounded by further Tirthankara and attendants, the pierced and arched throneback with elephants flanking a round canopy. The altar is finely executed in openwork and inlaid with silver at the eyes of MAravira and few other places it is also inscribed on the reverse.Shape: Sculptural shrine Weight: 641 gramsDimensions: Height 15 cm, width 10 cmCondition: good condition with appealing patina and some dents as well as casting imperfections – mainly to bottom rim Provenance: from a German private collection Auction result comparison: Christie’s, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, New York, 27 March 2003, lot 58 (for a related silver inlaid brass shrine, somewhat larger and dating to 1606).印度耆那教黃銅鑲銀大雄尊者佛龕，十五至十六世紀黃銅，錯銅錯銀印度，十五至十六世紀 造型：造像佛龕 重量：641 克尺寸：高 15 厘米，寬 10 厘米品相：良好，有銅綠，主要在邊緣部分有一些凹陷和鑄造缺陷 來源：德國私人收藏