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Agni with Celestial Attendant
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
Although damage to the attributes held by this plump, four-armed male deity obscures his identity, he is likely Agni, god of fire and protector of the southeastern direction. Accompanied by a woman holding a flywhisk, Agni is represented with a beard and matted locks of hair. Near the god’s feet is a flame-like form, perhaps the sacrificial fire that Agni embodies. This sculptural panel once belonged to the wall of a temple or shrine.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Rudi Oriental Art, New York; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, 1976; given to Walters Art Museum, 2003.
Exhibitions
| 2001-2003 | Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong. |
Geographies
India, Rajasthan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Approximate object only H: 16 1/8 × W: 13 9/16 × D: 5 5/8 in. (41 × 34.4 × 14.3 cm); Base H: 2 7/8 × W: 15 7/16 × D: 7 15/16 in. (7.3 × 39.2 × 20.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2003
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.248