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X2001.11.95 Lamp

 

Object Name: Lamp

Place of Origin: Nepal

Date/Era: 19th century

Dimensions: H: 22.30 cm, W: 15.80 cm, D: 29.90 cm

Medium/Materials: Brass

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

Accession Number: X2001.11.95

A warrior in a loincloth supports the oil cup, which is backed by a small figure of the deity Ganesha. A florid, stupa-shaped snuffer is attached to the lamp with a handle in the form of a naga.

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

SKU: X2001.11.95 Category:

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