Architectural fragment from The Jain Temple

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The architectural fragment consists of five complete and two broken half cusps of a torana arch. The central bands are carved in high relief with a row of sword-carrying vidyadharas in contorted positions. This band is outlined with rope mouldings that emphasize the curves of the cusps and spring from deeply drilled squared-off foliate motifs on a flat plane. The top and bottom edges have similarly-carved cavetto borders of flame and petal mouldings. There are also fragmentary remains of pierced foliage decoration on the undersides of the cusping, above and in front of which there are fragments of a dependent band of fleur-de-lis (gagaramala). On top, in the interstices between the cusps, there are leonine kirttimukha heads. A portion of a temple illika-torana (cusped arch) comes from a now ruined Jain temple complex at Shatrunjaya, next to the town of Palitana, Gujarat. The architectural fragment dates back to the 11th-12th centuries during the Solanki dynasty. Five whole and two broken half cusps of a torana arch make up the architectural fragment. Central bands are carved in high relief with a row of sword-carrying vidyadharas in contorted positions. This band is outlined with rope mouldings that emphasize the curves of the cusps and spring from deeply drilled squared-off foliate motifs on a flat plane. The top and bottom edges have similarly-carved cavetto borders of flame and petal mouldings. There are also fragmentary remains of pierced foliage decoration on the undersides of the cusping, above and in front of which there are fragments of a dependent band of fleur-de-lis (gagaramala). On top, in the interstices between the cusps, there are leonine kirttimukha heads. A section of a temple illika-torana comes from a ruined Jain temple complex at Shatrunjaya near Palitana. The 11th-12th centuries Solanki dynasty is the time period when this architectural fragment was created. Five whole and two broken half cusps of a torana arch are part of this architectural fragment. Central bands are carved in high relief with a row of sword-carrying vidyadharas in contorted positions. This band is outlined with rope mouldings that emphasize the curves of the cusps and spring from deeply drilled squared-off foliate motifs on a flat plane. The top and bottom edges have similarly-carved cavetto borders of flame and petal mouldings. There are also fragmentary remains of pierced foliage decoration on the undersides of the cusping, above and in front of which there are fragments of a dependent band of fleur-de-lis (gagaramala). On top, in the interstices between the cusps, there are leonine kirttimukha heads. A torana arch architectural fragment is on display. Five whole and two broken half cusps make up this architectural fragment. Central bands are carved in high relief with a row of sword-carrying vidyadharas in contorted positions. This band is outlined with rope mouldings that emphasize the curves of the cusps and spring from deeply drilled squared-off foliate motifs on a flat plane. The top and bottom edges have similarly-carved cavetto borders of flame and petal mouldings. There are also fragmentary remains of pierced foliage decoration on the undersides of the cusping, above and in front of which there are fragments of a dependent band of fleur-de-lis (gagaramala). On top, in the interstices between the cusps, there are leonine kirttimukha heads. The torana arch is an architectural fragment that consists of five whole and two broken half cusps. Central bands are carved in high relief with a row of sword-carrying vidyadharas in contorted positions. This band is outlined with rope mouldings that emphasize the curves of the cusps and spring from deeply drilled squared-off foliate motifs on a flat plane. The top and bottom edges have similarly-carved cavetto borders of flame and petal mouldings. There are also fragmentary remains of pierced foliage decoration on the undersides of the cusping, above and in front of which there are fragments of a dependent band of fleur-de-lis (gagaramala). On top, in the interstices between the cusps, there are leonine kirttimukha heads. This architectural fragment is part of a torana arch. Five whole and two broken half cusps make up this architectural fragment. Central bands are carved in high relief with a row of sword-carrying vidyadharas in contorted positions. This band is outlined with rope mouldings that emphasize the curves of the cusps and spring from deeply drilled squared-off foliate motifs on a flat plane. The top and bottom edges have similarly-carved cavetto borders of flame and petal mouldings. There are also fragmentary remains of pierced foliage decoration on the undersides of the cusping, above and in front of which there are fragments of a dependent band of fleur-de-lis (gagaramala). On top, in the interstices between the cusps, there are leonine kirttimukha heads.