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page (Persian). from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shāhnāmah, dated 1602 A.D. (Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.)
204 VIc. Nude bearded hero with a stream flowing over each
shoulder, flanked by winged lion-demons and with a star at either side of his head, Hematite cylinder seal. Syria, c. 3450 B.C. (From Edith Porada, Corpus of Ancient Ncar Eastern Seals in North American Collertions, The Bollingen Series XIV, New York, 1948, Vol. I, fig. 979E. Reproduced through the courtesy of the Trustees of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York.)
204 VII. The Jaina Tīrthankara Ryabhanātha, Rclief-stcle of
alabasterlike marble, Irom Mount Ābú, Rājputāna, uth to izth cennies A.1). Jeight of central figure, 3 st. 793 in. Small, kneeling figures at cither side, man to right, woman to lelt, apparently donors; height 512 to 61 inches. Behind these, standing male and female figures, 1 st. 334 in. high; the males with fly-wisps, the female at the right with a cakra-discus and conch, shc at the left with nāgas in her hands; probably dcities. Above are musicians, worshipers, and two clephants, as well as small, standing images of the Tir thankaras Nomināiha, Pārsvanātha, and Mahavira. Näginīs and yaksas also are present. The little zebubull on the face of the pedestal indicates that the main subject is Rsabhanàtha. (Photo, from Karl With, Bildwerke Ost- und Südasions aus der Sammlung Yi Yuan, Basel, 1921)
210 VIII. The Jaina saint Gomniata (also known as Bahubali,
“Strong of Arm"), son of the Tīrthankara Rsabhanātha. Monolithic colossus, 561/. ft. high. 19 ft. around the hips, at Śravana Belgoļa, Hasan District, Mysore; C. 983 A.D. (Photo: Courtesy of Dr. W. Norman Brown.)
210 IX. The Assault of Māra. Relief from the ruined Buddhist
stūpa of Amarāvati. Āndhra, 2nd century A.D. (Madras Museum. Photo: Archaeological Survey of India.) 472
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