Timeline of Jain Idols found during excavations

Approximate Date	Idol/Sculpture	Location	Description/Deity
c. 2500 BCE	Harappa Nude Male Torso	Harappa, Indus Valley (now Pakistan)	Proto-Jain; a nude male figure in kayotsarga posture, linked to early Jain iconography of Tirthankaras.
3rd century BCE	Lohanipur Torso	Near Patna (ancient Pataliputra), Bihar, India	Polished sandstone nude male torso, interpreted as a Jain Tirthankara (Rishabhanatha); one of the earliest confirmed Jain sculptures.
2nd century BCE - 1st century CE	Chausa Hoard Bronzes	Chausa, Bihar, India	Collection of 18 Jain bronze sculptures, including Tirthankaras like Rishabhanatha/Adinatha in kayotsarga posture; among the oldest Jain bronzes.
2nd century BCE - 1st century BCE	Kalinga Jina Idol (mentioned in Hathigumpha Inscription)	Originally from Kalinga (Odisha), recovered by King Kharavela	Idol of a Tirthankara (possibly Rishabhanatha), taken by Nanda kings and recovered; early evidence of Jain idols in Odisha region.
1st century BCE - 1st century CE	Ayagapata Plaques	Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India	Stone plaques with relief carvings of Tirthankaras (e.g., Parshvanatha); objects of worship in early Jain sanctuaries.
1st-3rd centuries CE (Kushan Period)	Mathura Jain Sculptures	Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India	Numerous sandstone Tirthankara images, often nude with shrivatsa symbol; includes icons from Kankali Tila site.
3rd century CE	Chausa Rishabhanatha Bronze	Chausa Hoard, Bihar, India	Bronze image of Tirthankara Rishabhanatha standing in kayotsarga posture; early Jain metal imagery.
4th-5th centuries CE (Gupta Period)	Vidisha Jain Images	Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India	Stone images of Tirthankaras installed by local ruler Ramagupta.
5th-12th centuries CE	Akota Hoard Bronzes	Near Vadodara, Gujarat, India	Over 68 Jain bronzes, including Tirthankaras like Neminatha, Mahavira, Rishabhanatha, with yakshas and yakshinis.
4th-10th centuries CE	Hansi Hoard	Asigarh Fort, Haryana, India	58 bronze images, including Jain Tirthankaras (e.g., Adinatha, Mahavira) and figures like Sarasvati.
Late 6th-7th centuries CE	Enthroned Jina (possibly Neminatha)	Karnataka, India	Stone sculpture of a seated Tirthankara.
7th century CE	Vasantgarh Rishabhanatha Pair	Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India	Brass images of Tirthankara Rishabhanatha.
8th century CE	Parvati Image	Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India	Ashtadhatu image of Hindu goddess Parvati, associated with Jain sites.
8th-10th centuries CE	Sarnath Jain Idols	Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India	Ashtadhatu idols of deities like Vishnu, linked to Jain-Buddhist-Hindu overlaps.
981 CE	Gommateshwara (Bahubali) Statue	Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India	Colossal monolithic statue of Bahubali, son of Rishabhanatha; commissioned by Ganga minister Chavundaraya.
10th-13th centuries CE	Khajuraho and Konark Idols	Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, India	Ashtadhatu elements in temple idols of Tirthankaras and associated deities.
11th century CE	Jain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation	Gujarat or Rajasthan, India	Stone sculpture of a meditating Tirthankara.
14th-15th centuries CE	Gopachal Rock-Cut Jain Monuments	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India	Rock-cut images of Tirthankaras.

Several of Jain idols were destroyed or were later found missing..... Jain community fails to protect their history after excavations.