Seated male with a duck head headdress,

600–800

While the most celebrated Jaina figurines were hand-modeled to provide individualistic detail, the majority of those that survive were produced through the use of one-sided clay molds. The artist pressed clay into the mold and pulled away the front half of the body; the heads were made using distinct molds. The back sides of such figures usually lack any details of the body, suggesting that these figurines were meant to be appreciated from a single side. This figure’s hefty body and the large jade bead on his chest signal wealth and comfortable living, while his broad-brimmed hat is a type that was worn by merchants.