Hanging Oil Lamp

28.5524

Hanging Oil Lamp

28.5524

Description

Hanging lamps are generally used as a backdrop to images in temples and household shrines. As they are hung high. These lamps cast their light broadly and illuminate the images of deities placed in shrines.

Collection

Himalayan Art

Object Type

Lamp

Material

Brass

Schools/Culture/Period

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Technique

Metal Casting

Date

18th - 19th Century CE

Location

Nepal

Dimension

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