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Surya Statue Riding in His Chariot with 7 Horses 31.5"

Surya Statue Riding in His Chariot with 7 Horses 31.5"
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Materials: Lost Wax Method Ice brass, Polished Bronze, Pewter, Bronze, & Copper

Total Height Including Base: 31.5 inches

Figure Height: 19 inches

Base Width & Depth: 31 x 25 inches

Weight: 225 pounds

Item # 5bc3

  • Description
  • Care

  • Surya is cast from an amazing combination of 5 metals; ice brass, polished Bronze, pewter, antique brown bronze, copper.  Surya is made from pure copper.  The driver is cast from ice brass.  The wheel of the chariot is polished bronze while the chariot is copper.  The seven horses are made from; 2 pewter, 2 antique brown bronze, 1 ice brass, 1 copper and 1 black bronze.  The base the horses stand on is made from ice brass.

    Surya is standing high upon his horse drawn chariot.  His four faces look out in the four directions.  Behind him fourth face is a gleaming halo, shaped like the flames of the sun.  His front two hands are in the abhaya mudra showing his devotees that they have nothing to fear from Surya.  His other six hands hold 2 clubs, a noose, discus, weapon and a flower.  His small driver is seated in front of Surya above the single wheel of the chariot.  The chariot driver's hands are held up as if holding the reigns of the seven horses he has in his care.  The seven horses are all raised up on their hind legs as if they are galloping on the wind across the sky.  The entire piece is made up of many smaller pieces each cast separately.  The base is the foundation of the piece.  The chariot slides into the base.  Surya slides on top of the chariot.  The driver is placed on top of the chariot above the single wheel.  The wheel must balance below the driver.  Each one of the seven horses slides into their position on the base.

    About The Hindu God Surya:  Surya is the main solar deity in Hinduism, one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa. He has hair and arms of gold. Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses.  Each horse represent one of the seven chakras. In Hindu religious literature, Surya is notably mentioned as the visible form of God that one can see every day. Furthermore, Shaivites and Vaishnavas often regard Surya as an aspect of Shiva and Vishnu, respectively. For example, the sun is called Surya Narayana by Vaishnavas. In Shaivite theology, Surya is said to be one of eight forms of Shiva, named the Astamurti.

  • Regular dusting should keep the piece clean. Over the years the golden polish of the variety of metals will fade. In order to keep the piece shiny you can use a cotton rag and some coconut oil to regularly clean the piece. You can also use lemon or tamarind juice to wipe the piece down. The acid from the lemon/tamarind removes any patina.