A sandstone figural relief of Surya
Central India, 10th/11th Century

The solar deity standing in a frontal hieratic pose with both hands raised and holding a stylized blossoms, a small figure of his consort standing between his boots and accompanied by his two sons Shani and Yama standing on the rectangular plinth, a pair of apsaras flanking a floriform mandorla to the top, now supported on a metal base.

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