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X2001.11.64a,b Lamp

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Object Name: Lamp

Artist: Unknown

Place of Origin: Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India

Date: 20th century

Dimensions: H: 10.00 cm, W: 5.70 cm, D: 15.30 cm

Materials Used: Brass

Credit Line and Accession Number: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of the Pal Family. X2001.11.64a,b

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Description

This fish-shaped lamp carries a small peacock on the finial.

Source: Exhibition wall text, Flames of Devotion: Oil Lamps from South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayas.

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