Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c13.s7.57
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c13.s7.57
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5. Another special feature of Sūrya images during the Gupta period was the representation of his two attendants on each side, viz. Daṇḍa and Piṅgala. Piṅgala is shown holding a pen and ink-pot and Daṇḍa holding a staff in his hand. These images were further elaborated by the addition of the figures of attendant female goddesses, viz. Ūshā and Pratyushā taken from the Indian tradition and Rājñī and Nikshubhā were adopted from the Sasanian tradition under the two Sanskritised names.