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A BRASS RITUAL OIL LAMP
A BRASS RITUAL OIL LAMP, KERALA, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
of elongated form, the squat turned oil reservoir with ladle attached to a chain, a protruding wick holder on one side, an long handle with cobra finial on the other
14cm high; 42cm long
Provenance: Private collection, Northern England
For a near-identical lamp in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, see inv. no.
02923(IS)
Sold for £140
A BRASS RITUAL OIL LAMP, KERALA, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
of elongated form, the squat turned oil reservoir with ladle attached to a chain, a protruding wick holder on one side, an long handle with cobra finial on the other
14cm high; 42cm long
Provenance: Private collection, Northern England
For a near-identical lamp in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, see inv. no.
02923(IS)