# Forehead Pendant with Sun God Surya in a Chariot with Attendants

- Date: 1600s or 1700s
- Medium: gold set with jewels and semi-precious stones
- Classification: Jewelry
- Dimensions: Overall: 8 x 4.6 cm (3 1/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
- Culture: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.337)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1915.337/1915.337_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.