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Title

Pendant

Dating

2nd to 4th century C.E.

Accession Number

1953.14

Dimensions

Diameter: 5 cm / 1 15/16"

Culture

Kuşänşähr (Kushan)

Collection

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Materials

Gold, Garnet

Object Type

Jewelry

A conflation of local and Hellenistic divinities, this goddess exemplifies abundance and prosperity. Like Tük (Tyche), she holds a cornucopia, overflowing with fruits and bounty, but it is in the form of a lotus flower, associated with the local Indian goddess of good fortune, Şrı́ (Shri) or Lakşmi (Lakshmi). To further emphasize this association, she holds a lotus flower in her right hand as well.


Adapted from The Cleveland Museum of Art

Image Source

Copyright Status

CC0 1.0, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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