Seated Ascetic, Deified King, Agni (The God of Fire), ca. 3rd century

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Seated Ascetic, Deified King, Agni (The God of Fire), ca. 3rd century, India (Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh), Bronze, H. 14 1/2 in. ( cm); W. 6 9/16 in. ( cm); D. 7 in. ( cm), Sculpture, This rare and enigmatic sculpture is difficult to identify because he has the hairstyle and jewelry of a king or the god Agni but holds the flask of a Brahman ascetic and sits with a strap across his knees like a yogi

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