Chausa hoard
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The Chausa hoard is a collection of ancient Jain bronzes. It is named after the location of the discovery: Chausa (also known as Chausagarh), which is located in the Buxar district of Bihar state, India.
History
The Chausa hoard was the first known bronze hoard discovered in the Gangetic valley and consists of a set of 18 bronze sculptures.Framing the Jina : Narratives of Icons and Idols in Jain History: Narratives ... By John Cort, Oxford University Press, 2009, p. 42 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,Pal, 151 to the 6th Century AD).
In his classification of Jain bronzes, Patrick Krueger regards them to be early type, characterized by portrayal of a single Tirthankara without a parikara.[https://www.academia.edu/7971650/Classification_of_Jaina_Bronzes_from_Western_India Patrick Krueger, Classification of Jaina Bronzes from Western India, CoJS Newsletter, March 2011, Issue 639]
Major Idols
The hoard includes a Dharmachakra showing Dharmachakra supported by two yakshis supported by makaras; a kalpavriksha and sixteen tirthankaras.Jaina Iconography
By Umakant Premanand Shah, Abhinav Publications, 1987 Among the tirthankaras, those of Rishabha are easily identified by the locks of hair.Indian bronze masterpieces: the great tradition : specially published for the Festival of India, Karl J. Khandalavala, Asharani Mathur, Sonya Singh, p.56 The bronzes currently reside in the Patna museum.
Related Discoveries
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.
Gallery
File:Rishabhadeva, Bronze from Chausa, Bihar, dating from 7th century A.D. 37644.jpg|Rishabhadeva, Bronze from Chausa, Bihar
See also
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Notes
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References
- Huntington, Susan; The art of Ancient India: Buddhist, Hindu, Jain
- {{cite book | last=Pal | first=Pratapaditya | title=Indian Sculpture: Circa 500 B.C.-A.D. 700 | volume=1 | series=Indian Sculpture: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection | year=1986 | publisher=University of California Press | isbn=9780520059917| url={{Google books|clUmKaWRFTkC|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} }}
- [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/0100_0199/kushanart/buddhapada/buddhapada.html Buddhapada]
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