Image title: Number 5: Unidentified Tirthankara

Fragment of a Jain image. It is made of low quality black basalt and measures 38 x 35 x 13 cm. On stylistic consideration, the image is assignable to circa 11^th–12^th centuries CE.

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These photographs accompany the study on Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal based on the fields of Archaeology, Art and Iconography. Jainism represents a way of life incorporating non-violence and approaches religion from humanitarian viewpoint. Ancient Bengal represents the modern state of West Bengal and the Republic of Bangladesh, situated in the eastern part of the Indian sub-continent. Here, Jainism was allowed to flourish from the pre-Christian times up until the 10th century CE, along with Buddhism.