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X2001.11.72a,b Lamp

 

Object Name: Lamp

Place of Origin: Western Nepal

Date/Era: 19th century

Dimensions: H: 30.50 cm, W: 14.50 cm, D: 17.10 cm

Medium/Materials: Iron

Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of the Pal Family.

Accession Number: X2001.11.72a,b

The rooster on this lamp seems to be more of a reflection of the popular arts of the hill groups of Western Nepal than a sacred image related to a deity.

Source: Exhibition wall text, Flames of Devotion: Oil Lamps from South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayas.

SKU: X2001.11.72a,b Category:

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