Surya
800-850
Asia: India, Tamil Nadu
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Surya is the sun god within the Hindu pantheon. As is customary, he holds two partially opened lotus flowers. This befits his role
as the source of light, as the lotus buds will open fully under the nourishing rays of the sun.

Details

  • Title: Surya
  • Date: 800-850
  • Medium: Granite
  • Dimensions: 58-1/2 x 22 x 10 in. (148.6 x 55.9 x 25.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
  • Accession Number: F.1975.16.05.S
  • Copyright: © The Norton Simon Foundation

Object Information

  • Dehejia, Vidya, Asian Art: Selections from the Norton Simon Museum, fig. 4 p. 38
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent, 2003, no. 165 pp. 214-215
  • Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. 1214 p. 383
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