Lamp Item Number: Eg99 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Stylized chair, base and seat forming bowl and spout for wick. Central female figure in arch-like chair back has a profile of an elephant on either side. Panel below has a monstrous face and peacocks at each side. Another monstrous face at top of arch. Double band of raised dots around base.
History Of Use
For daily use in a small temple or household. The light of a lamp is a symbol of the presence of god in the Hindu belief.
Iconographic Meaning
Central female probably represents Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu.
Cultural Context
daily worship
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected between 1955 and 1973
- Owned by Victor Hardy before December 11, 1979
- Received from Victor Hardy (Donor) on December 11, 1979
What
- Name
- Lamp
- Identification Number
- Eg99
- Type of Item
- lamp
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast
- Overall
- height 13.0 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 8.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- South India
- Previous Owner
- Victor Hardy
- Received from
- Victor Hardy (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
When
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1973
- Ownership Date
- before December 11, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 11, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0580/0069