Mandala of Surya, the Sun God

16th century

41 cm 48.5 cm

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Surya, the sun god, is worshiped by both Hindus and Buddhists in Nepal. He appears here at the center of a double-lotus mandala, standing behind his charioteer, Aruna, who drives Surya’s chariot across the sky each day, from dawn to sunset. The goddesses Usha and Pratyusha, Da...

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George Subkoff Antiquities, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, June 22, 1981, by purchase.
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