[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [The British Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm) › Figure of Surya # Figure of Surya Standing figure of the god Sūrya carved in a buff-coloured sandstone. The god is shown holding two lotuses in his upraised hands and wears a high crown, a vest of mail and boots. He has four attendants with the goddess Mahāśvetā or Nikṣubhā, a queen of Sūrya and a form of mother earth, standing between his feet. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1000–1099 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-56](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-56) · Pramāṇa