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Agni, God of Fire
c. 1000
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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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- Title: Agni, God of Fire
- Date Created: c. 1000
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 73 x 40.6 cm (28 3/4 x 16 in.)
- Provenance: Sir Eric Geddes [1875–1937], (Spink & Son, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.51
- Medium: sandstone
- Fun Fact: This sculpture is on the cover of the Penguin Classics edition of the Hindu "Laws of Manu."
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: India, Uttar Pradesh
- Credit Line: Edward L. Whittemore Fund
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 1955.51
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