Carved Bone Pendant, Sun 1 Solar Symbol

Carved Bone Pendant, Sun 1 Solar Symbol A solar symbol is a symbol representing the Sun. Common solar symbols include circles (with or without rays), crosses, and spirals. In religious iconography, personifications of the Sun or solar attributes are indicated by means of a halo or a radiate crown. The iconographic tradition of depicting the Sun with rays and with a human face developed in Western tradition in the high medieval period and became widespread in the Renaissance, harking back to the Sun god (Sol/Helios) wearing a radiate crown in classical antiquity. Measure Approx. 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" Highly skilled traditional artisan hand carving from China