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The sky deity portrayed here is first mentioned in the Vedic hymns of about 1500 B.C. and was eventually incorporated into the Hindu pantheon.
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Title: The Sun God Surya(?) in His Chariot with Wives and Attendants
Period: Shunga period
Date: 2nd–1st century BCE
Culture: India (West Bengal),
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification: Ivories
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2003
Object Number: 2003.457
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