Gwalior rock-cut Jain statues
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The Gwalior rock-cut Jain statues are a series of monumental 15th-century Jain tirthankara sculptures carved into the sandstone cliffs around Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gwalior Fort Jain temples | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain monument
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archaeological site ⓘ heritage site ⓘ rock-cut sculptures ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | rock-cut architecture ⓘ |
| artStyle | medieval Indian sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jain community of Gwalior region
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Jain pilgrimage networks in North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culture |
Indian
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Jain ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 15th century ⓘ |
| depicts | Jain tirthankaras ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inscriptions in some panels
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monumental scale ⓘ rock-cut reliefs ⓘ |
| hasPart |
colossal standing tirthankara figures
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seated tirthankara figures ⓘ smaller attendant figures ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected monument of national importance (India) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gwalior
NERFINISHED
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Gwalior Fort area NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwalior district NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ central India ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gwalior Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
hills surrounding Gwalior Fort
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sandstone cliffs ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| orientation | carved in niches on cliff faces ⓘ |
| partOf | Gwalior Fort complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late medieval period ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| significantFor |
medieval Jain pilgrimage history
ⓘ
scale of Jain rock-cut iconography ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | Jain sacred site ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological studies on Jain art
ⓘ
tourism promotion by Madhya Pradesh authorities ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrimage
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religious worship ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gwalior Fort Jain temples