id:			133111
accession number:	1955.51
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.51
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:37.521000

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

title:				Agni, God of Fire
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creation date:			c. 1000
creation date earliest:		995
creation date latest:		1005
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	India, Uttar Pradesh
technique:	sandstone
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 73 x 40.6 cm (28 3/4 x 16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art: The International Language
	opening date:   1956-10-02T04:00:00
	<i>Art: The International Language</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (October 2-November 4, 1956).

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Sir Eric Geddes [1875–1937]
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	(Spink & Son, Ltd., London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1955
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1955-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	“Part II. Annual Report Issue for the Year 1955.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 43, no. 6, 1956, pp. 131–167.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 142
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25142140

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 758
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n136

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