Chausa hoard

History

This was the first known bronze hoard discovered in the Gangetic valley and consists of a set of 18 Jain bronzes.[2] The oldest of such bronzes to be found in India, experts date them between the Shunga and the Gupta period, (from 2nd, or possibly the 1st century BC,[3] to the 6th Century AD).

Patrick Krueger in his classification of Jain bronzes, regards them to be early type, characterized by portrayal of a single Tirthankara without a parikara.[4]

Major Idols

The hoard includes a Dharmachakra showing Dharmachakra supported by two yakshis supported by makaras; a kalpavriksha and sixteen tirthankaras.[5] Among the tirthankaras, those of Rishabha are easily identified by the locks of hair.[6] The bronzes currently reside in the Patna museum.

Other well-known hoards of Jain bronzes include Akota Bronzes, found in Gujarat; Vasantgarh hoard, found in Vasantgarh; Hansi hoard, found in Haryana; and Aluara bronzes, found in Bihar.

  • Rishabhadeva, Bronze from Chausa, Bihar
  • Rishabhadeva, Bronze from Chausa, Bihar

See also

Notes
  1. Framing the Jina : Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History: Narratives ... By John Cort, Oxford University Press, 2009, p. 42
  2. Framing the Jina : Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History: Narratives ... By John Cort, Oxford University Press, 2009, p. 42
  3. Pal, 151
  4. Patrick Krueger, Classification of Jaina Bronzes from Western India , CoJS Newsletter, March 2011, Issue 639
  5. Jaina Iconography By Umakant Premanand Shah, Abhinav Publications, 1987
  6. Indian bronze masterpieces: the great tradition : specially published for the Festival of India, Karl J. Khandalavala, Asharani Mathur, Sonya Singh, p.56

References
  • Huntington, Susan; The art of Ancient India: Buddhist, Hindu, Jain
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Indian Sculpture: Circa 500 B.C.-A.D. 700, Volume 1 of Indian Sculpture: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection, 1986, Los Angeles County Museum of Art/University of California Press, ISBN 0520059913, 9780520059917, google books
  • Buddhapada


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