Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Enthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008.279)Sacred Art & IconographyEnthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008.279)Copper alloy, Akota, Gujarat, India, late 7th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2008.279Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Enthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008.279)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/neminatha-jina-met-2008-279.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Enthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008.279). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/neminatha-jina-met-2008-279Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-enthroned-jina-probably-neminatha-metrop, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Enthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2008.279)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/neminatha-jina-met-2008-279}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA copper alloy sculpture of an enthroned Jina, from Akota, Gujarat, India, late 7th century (667-699 CE). The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own record titles it "Enthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha," a hedged rather than firm identification of the twenty-second Tirthankara. Held today under accession 2008.279, Asian Art department.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithGujarat, Regions Well-attested This source names Gujarat directly: "of an enthroned Jina, from Akota, Gujarat, India, late 7th century (667-699 CE)."Source Enthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha, accession 2008.279 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Belongs to TraditionJainism, Religions Well-attested Source Enthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha, accession 2008.279 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsNeminatha, Figures Well-attested ConnectedThe Met's own title for this sculpture hedges the identification, "Enthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha," a connection to the subject rather than a firm identification.Source Enthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha, accession 2008.279 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesEnthroned Jina, Probably Neminatha, accession 2008.279 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 2008.279View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year