Devotional bust of the fire god Agni

Made of sandstone and coming from Madhya Pradesh, the fragment identifies one of the most important Vedic deities of Hinduism. The aesthetic characters are characteristic of the Madhya Pradesh area, cradle of the Chandela Dynasty. Agni wears a sumptuous headdress which gives him divine status. An elegant pectoral dresses the shapely bust and heavy earrings adorn the lobes. The beard is long and slightly pointed. Although the sculpture is not complete, the sense of realism and movement emerges from the sinuosity of the 'Tribhanga' posture, itself an icon of the art of the Classical period and translatable into 'triple bending'.
The grain of the stone is regular although it appears slightly worn by time.
Madhya Pradesh, India, 12th-13th century AD
Measurements: em 7,5 x9,5 x11,5 h. (with base 16,5 cm h)

The sculpture is accompanied by an ALC (Certificate of Free Circulation) issued by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities.