Cleveland Museum of Art
Forehead Pendant with Sun God Surya in a Chariot with Attendants
- Date
- 1600s or 1700s
- Medium
- gold set with jewels and semi-precious stones
- Culture
- Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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. The golden figure below the Sun God is the Dawn, driving the five-horse chariot across the sky.
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