Standing Surya
| Title | Standing Surya |
|---|---|
| Date | 11th–12th century(?) 11th century |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Classification | Sculpture |
| Origin | Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) Nepal |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Standing Surya” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 11th–12th century(?). It is executed in bronze and classified as sculpture. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as sculpture. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 11th–12th century(?). Explore the wider set of works from the 11th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley). Browse more public-domain art from Nepal.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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