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Bust of Surya (The God of the Sun)
second half of the 8th century
- Date
- second half of the 8th century
- Culture or place
- India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)
- Medium
- Stone
- Size
- H. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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