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Surya (The God of the Sun) with Attendants

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a stone sculpture titled "Surya (The God of the Sun) with Attendants". The sculpture is of a standing figure with a crown on its head and a round object behind it. The figure has two hands raised. The figure wears a long garment. There are two smaller figures on either side of the main figure. The figure on the left appears to carry something on its back. The sculpture is made of gray stone. The sculpture's base is rectangular and wider at the bottom than at the top. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
7th century(?)
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
Dimensions:
378 × 624 px
Museum record:
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