Oil lamp
Oil lamp
India, 18th-19th century
Bronze or cast brass
This oil lamp takes the form of a standing female figure, adorned with a dress and jewellery,
holding in her hands a large oil lamp reservoir, the end of which forms a spout.
It is reminiscent of Deepa Lakshmi ('she who carries a lamp'), one of the forms of representation
of the goddess Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and prosperity, wife of Vishnu. Below
is a system of attachment, suggesting that this figure was part of a group, and surrounded
a representation of a more important deity.
The lid of the tank is missing.
Private collection, Paris
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Oil lamp
India, 18th-19th century
Bronze or cast brass
This oil lamp takes the form of a standing female figure, adorned with a dress and jewellery,
holding in her hands a large oil lamp reservoir, the end of which forms a spout.
It is reminiscent of Deepa Lakshmi ('she who carries a lamp'), one of the forms of representation
of the goddess Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and prosperity, wife of Vishnu. Below
is a system of attachment, suggesting that this figure was part of a group, and surrounded
a representation of a more important deity.
The lid of the tank is missing.
Private collection, Paris
H. 20 cm Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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