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Agni, God of Fire

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Cultural Context

India, Uttar Pradesh

Date

Creation: c. 1000

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Cleveland Museum of Art Object Description
The Hindu god Agni, with flames rising behind him, is the figural form of the sacrificial fire, central to religious practice in India since the early second millennium BC. Agni’s mount is the goat, and together they preside over the Southeast. In the upper registers, Brahmans perform fire sacrifice, preach to disciples, and practice "hot yoga."

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Agni, God of Fire

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Worktype

Sculpture

Cultural Context

India, Uttar Pradesh

Material

sandstone

Dimensions

Overall: 73 x 40.6 cm (28 3/4 x 16 in.);
height: 0.73metre;
width: 0.406metre

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Date

Creation: c. 1000

Provenance

Sir Eric Geddes [1875–1937]; (Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), ?–1955; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1955–; Edward L. Whittemore Fund

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