Posted on: 22 September 2014

Manuscript of 25 paintings bound in red covers illustrating either punishments of the sinful (19 folios) or the lives of Jain saints. This folio is divided into three equal sections; in the first section a horse with seven heads pulls a chariot carrying a representation of a jina complete with nimbus. The next two sections portray architectural structures that house sculptures while devotees surround.
Descriptive text written in Devanagari appears below each image.

19th century
Marwar, India

© The Trustees of the British Museum


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