Jewellery & Goldsmiths' Work
Forehead Pendant with Sun God Surya in a Chariot with Attendants
MetalworkJewellery
Details
- Author / creator
- Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
- Object type
- Jewellery
- Date or period
- 1600s or 1700s
- Dimensions summary
- Overall: 8 × 4.6 cm
- Maker or workshop
- Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
- Period / style
- Baroque
- Place of origin
- Nepal
- Acquisition method
- Donation
- Credit line
- Gift of the Hartley Bequest, 1915
- Image rights
- Public domain (CC0)
About this object
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.
Materials and technique
Gold set with jewels and semi-precious stones
