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Forehead Pendant with Sun God Surya in a Chariot with Attendants
1600s or 1700s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This pendant was made to hang on a sculpture of a deity under worship in a Nepalese temple. The image of the Sun God, venerated by both Buddhists and Hindus, is carved in translucent golden stones set into a framework of gold wire.He holds two lotuses with emeralds in the center.
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- Title: Forehead Pendant with Sun God Surya in a Chariot with Attendants
- Date Created: 1600s or 1700s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 8 x 4.6 cm (3 1/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
- Provenance: Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857-1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859-1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Jewelry
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.337
- Medium: gold set with jewels and semi-precious stones
- Fun Fact: The golden figure below the Sun God is the Dawn, driving the five-horse chariot across the sky.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Collection: Nepalese Art
- Accession Number: 1915.337
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