A NORTH INDIAN, BIHAR, PROBABLY BODHGAYA DISTRICT, GREY STONE STELE DEPICTING SURYA, standing in samabhanga on his chariot, drawn by seven horses flanked by Usa and Pratyusa holding the bows, Surya holding in both hands a padma, wearing pleated dhoti, a large sword to his left side, a smaller one to his right under his belt, skirt, floating scarf, high boots, many body-ornaments, high kiritamakuta, his face with almond-shaped eyes, pouting lips and elongated earlobes, a curled hairdress, a female attendant and the winged charioteer Aruna on a makara in front of his legs, flanked by Danda, Pingala and his wives Rajni and Nikshubha, a pair of vidyadharas above, against a plain backslab, early 9th Century