Lamps (2) - Silver - Large Pair of Buddhist , Master Quality Handmade Copper Fire Offering Butter Lamps 19th C. H 29 cm. - Tibet - Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

Tibet, 19th century
. High 29 cm. each

. This is a traditional pair of butter lamps. Clarified yak butter, or ghee is traditionally burned in the lamp. Offering lamps is also an important act for the Buddhist practitioner. Offerings are made to bring success and prosperity, to remove ignorance (lamps represent light and knowledge) , and to bestow blessings on loved ones who have died.

. This pair would have come from an aristocratic family or perhaps a wealthier monastery.
. All the elements have excellent patina from age and use. There are no repairs and no condition problems.

. Provenance: Old private collection, Netherlands

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