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Pendant with Shri
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A conflation of local and Hellenistic divinities, this goddess exemplifies abundance and prosperity. Like 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, Shri. To further emphasize this association, she holds a lotus flower in her right hand as well.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePendant with Shri, c. 100s CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, Sirkap, Kushan period. Gold repoussé and carnelian; diameter: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.14
