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Materials.—As in the west the materials allotted depend 
principally on their colours, but the Hindus did not confine 
the selection to metals altogether. 
suN | Moon | MARS | MERCURY |JUPITER| VENUS |SATURN| RAHU | KETU 
Asn Mi- | Copper | Gems | Gold Alloy Silver | Pearls | Iron 
hira 
Yaj. Val. | Copper | Crystal |Red san-| Gold Gold Silver | Iron Lead | Bronze 
iti dal 
Paddhatis | Copper | Crystal |Red san-| Gold Gold Silver | Iron Lead | Bronze 
dal 
Greek Gold | Silver |Red iron} Tin Yellow | Copper | Lead 
electron 
Special Symbols.—The actual images are sometimes re- 
placed by pieces of cloth of the appropriate colour or by pieces 
of metal of certain shapes or with certain designs engraved 
upon them. These symbolic designs are of interest as they 
ress, etc.—In some early sculptures, e.g. figs. 2 and 4, 
_ the Sun and Mercury are distinguished by special head dresses. 
In one case that of Mercury is particularly noteworthy (fig. 2). 
In northern images the Sun often wears high boots (figs. 1, 2,3 
and 4), a girdle that is supposed to be of Magian origin, and 
sometimes a sword at his side. 
_. Posture.—In most of the early sculptures the planets are, 
with the exception of Rahu and Ketu, standing ; and in some 
of these cases Mercury is particularly differentiated from the 
others by standing with legs crossed (figs 2 and 3). In several 
examples Saturn is represented as lame (figs. 2,3 and ? 4) : 
ne of his names is Pangu, ‘the lame,’ which is possibly de- 
rived from his apparent slow motion. Rahu and Ketu are 
sometimes combined in one figure.” 
o following table roughly summarises the planetary 
utes :— 
attri 
1 Brihajjataka ii, 12. 
2 Lucknow Museum H 100, ete, 
