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Keywords: Indian - Mandala of Padmavati - Walters 543007.jpg This is a rare and unusual example if a three-dimensional mandala of the Jain goddess Padmavati identified by a Devanagari inscription on the front base The inscription is certainly a later addition by someone who was not familiar with the Kannada language of Karnataka A comparison of stylistic features from the region Pal 1994 nos 67-69 suggests that the mandala is of Karnataka origin Apart from the similar figural forms and modeling the design of the throne back and the nimbus are especially distinctive of Karnataka century 11 bronze cm 14 6 accession number 54 3007 26253 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2002 letters on base Desire and Devotion Art from India Nepal and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum Albuquerque 2001-2003 place of origin Karnataka India Walters Art Museum license Art of India in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Padmavati Jainism
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