Not on display

Agni

Drawing
ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brush drawing on paper depicting Agni, god of fire, seated on his vehicle the ram.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAgni (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn with a brush in ink on paper. The ink is made up of lamp-black with water and a gum binder, usually gum arabic (hardened tree sap)
Brief description
Brush drawing, Agni, god of fire, ink on paper, Rajasthan, ca. 1840
Physical description
Brush drawing on paper depicting Agni, god of fire, seated on his vehicle the ram.
Dimensions
  • Cardboard mount to which object attached height: 284mm (absolute maximum (object))
  • Cardboard mount to which object attached width: 181mm (absolute maximum (object))
cannot measure object dimensions as object attached to mount (08/05/2013); 08/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Content description
Agni, god of fire, seated on his vehicle the ram.
Style
Credit line
Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha
Object history
From the Gayer-Anderson collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.345-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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