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| medium = [[Bronze]]<br />
| year = 6th century - 11th century<br />
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In 1956,{{Sfn|Shah|1995|p=4}} 240 Jain bronze idols were discovered dating back to early [[medieval]] to medieval period. The '''Vasantgarh hoard''', thus named after the place of discovery, [[Vasantgarh]] is located in the [[Sirohi District]] of [[Rajasthan]], India.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
In 1956,{{Sfn|Shah|1995|p=4}} 240 bronze idols were discovered dating back to early [[medieval]] to [[Middle Ages|medieval period]].{{Sfn|Shah|1995|p=68}} The vast number of idols found in Vasantgarh is the evidence of strong foothold Jainism had a in the area.{{Sfn|Mishra|Ray|2016|p=159}} Vasantgarh hoard along with [[Akota bronzes]] and ''devni-mori'' ([[Idar]]) are important bronze hoards found in [[Gujarat]] and [[Kathiawar]] province.{{Sfn|Goetz|1955|p=38}}<br />
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The akota and vasantgarh were predominately influenced by [[Gupta]] and [[Gandhara]] style. It is indicated by the idols that it is influenced by more styles like styles during reign of [[Harsha]] and [[maitraka]] of [[Valabhi]].{{Sfn|Collins|1988|p=97}} Idols of this hoard show images of [[tirthankar]], sashandevatas ([[yaksha]] and [[yakshi]]) and Jain deities in [[Shwetambar]] iconography.{{Sfn|Owen|2012|p=82}}{{Sfn|Pereira|1977|p=6}} The images found in this hoard is small in size and were cast by the [[cire-perdue]] (lost-wax casting) process, and the eyes and ornaments are frequently inlaid with silver and gold.{{Sfn|Britannica|Western Indian bronze}}<br />
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== Major images ==<br />
The idol of Goddess [[Saraswati]] along with an ornate crown standing on a lotus pedestal with a lotus stem in one hand and manuscript in the other. This idol found in the hoard resembling the iconography of Saraswati found akota bronzes. The idol has now been placed inside Mahavir temple of [[Pindwara]] and worshipped as [[Chakreshvari]].{{Sfn|Ludvik|2007|pp=242-244}} Two beautiful idol of Rishabhanatha dating back to 6th and 7th century AD.{{Sfn|Shah|1987|p=115}} A ''sat-tirthika'', dates to 998 AD, bronze image of [[parshvanatha]] with ''sarvanha'' and [[ambika (Jainism)|ambika devi]].{{Sfn|Shah|1987|p=249}} The ''chaturvimsatipatta'' of [[Rishabhanatha|adinatha]] and ''tritirthi'' Parshvanatha built-in Vasantgarh style dating back to 1066 and 1078 respectively are noteworthy.{{Sfn|Mishra|Ray|2016|p=148}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Hansi hoard]]<br />
* [[Aluara bronzes]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{Citation | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CtDLDAAAQBAJ | title=The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces: The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE–8th century CE | first1=Susan Verma | last1=Mishra | first2=Himanshu Prabha | last2=Ray | publisher=[[Routledge]] | date=2016 | isbn=9781317193746 }}<br />
* {{Citation | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kMwUAAAAIAAJ | title=The Early Wooden Temples of Chamba | first=Hermann | last=Goetz | publisher=Brill Archive | date=1955 }} <br />
* {{Citation | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7MCwCQAAQBAJ | title=Sarasvatī: Riverine Goddess of Knowledge: From the Manuscript-carrying Vīṇā-player to the Weapon-wielding Defender of the Dharma | first=Catherine |last=Ludvik | publisher=[[Brill Publishers|BRILL]] | date=2007 | isbn=9789047420361 }} <br />
* {{Citation | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EbGdZeQNfWsC | title=Monolithic Jinas: The Iconography of the Jain Temples of Ellora | first=José | last=Pereira | publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] | date=1977 | isbn=9780842610278 }}<br />
* {{Citation | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fETebHcHKogC | title=Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects in Honour of Dr. U.P. Shah | first=Umakant Premanand | last=Shah | author-link=Umakant Premanand Shah | publisher=Abhinav Publications | date=1995 | isbn=9788170173168 }}<br />
* {{Cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/art/Western-Indian-bronze | title=Western Indian bronze | publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] | ref={{SfnRef|Britannica|Western Indian bronze}} }}<br />
* {{citation |last=Shah |first=Umakant Premanand |authorlink=Umakant Premanand Shah |title=Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_y_P4duSXsC |date=1987 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |isbn=9788170172086 }} <br />
* {{Citation | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pQNi6kAGJQ4C | title=The Iconography and Ritual of Siva at Elephanta: On Life, Illumination, and Being | first=Charles Dillard | last=Collins | publisher=[[SUNY Press]] | date=1988 | isbn=9780887067730 }} <br />
* {{Citation | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MUszAQAAQBAJ | title=Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at Ellora | first=Lisa | last=Owen | publisher=[[Brill Publishers|BRILL]] | date=2012 | isbn=9789004206304 }} <br />
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