Temple Lamp
29-96-364B
From: Japan | Buddhist Temple
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-96-364B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Japanese | Buddhist |
| Provenience | Japan | Buddhist Temple |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Brass |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Iconography | Lotus |
| Description | One of four brass temple lamps used for palm oil. Hammered and chiselled brass. Three metallic cups, one within the other, graduated in size, representing lotus flower. The hanging supports and the lamps are ornamental. |
| Length | 69 cm |
| Width | 0 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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