Agni, God of Fire
c. 1000
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Agni, God of Fire, c. 1000. India, Uttar Pradesh. Sandstone; overall: 73 x 40.6 cm (28 3/4 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1955.51 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." This sculpture is on the cover of the Penguin Classics edition of the Hindu "Laws of Manu."
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- sandstone
- Medium
- sandstone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 73 x 40.6 cm (28 3/4 x 16 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1955.51
- Credit Line
- Edward L. Whittemore Fund
- Exhibitions
- Art: The International Language, Stories From Storage
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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