A JAIN COPPER- AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ALLOY ALTAR SHRINEWestern India, Rajasthan, 13th-16th century. The pierced altar shrine cast with a Jina seated in meditation on a throne supported by lions, surrounded by two elephants as well as seated and standing figures of tirthankaras. His eyes and other details neatly picked out in silver and copper. On an openwork plinth with inscriptions in Devanagari on the backside.Provenance: From an old British private collection. Condition: Good condition with old wear, small dents, minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches. Fine natural patina.Weight: 440.4 gDimensions: Height 13.5 cmAuction result comparison: A closely related Jain altar shrine, dated 1322, was sold in these rooms in Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism on 25 April 2020, lot 453, for EUR 4,298.