Sun God Surya on His Chariot

Sun God Surya on His Chariot

Pala period, 10th/12th century · Bangladesh

Bronze inlaid with silver

Art Institute of Chicago · Medieval (500–1500) · CC0 · Bertha Evans Brown Fund

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