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Chaubisi of Sitalanatha

Present Location: National Museum, New Delhi

Date: Circa 1500 AD - 1600 CE

Period: Early Modern

Material: Bronze

Objects: Sculpture

Style: Chaubisi art

Dimensions: H 35.7 x W 24.0 x D 11.0 cm

Credits: National Museum, New Delhi

This altarpiece, probably from a home shrine is known as Chaturvimshati-patta or Chaubisi because it has twenty-four tirthankara figures in a single plaque. This particular plaque is attributed to Sitalanatha, one of the tirthankaras of Jainism who sits in the centre. This is corroborated by an inscription at the back of the base of the mulanayaka (main deity in Jain temples) which reads 'Sri Sitalanatha.'

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