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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0104 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Hindu (East Indian) | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Sri Lanka (Ceylon) | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 1700s | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass | |
| Description | Lamp known as Jyoti Deepa, used to light other lamps and to furnish them with oil; Circular, tiered base supports deep round, jar-shaped reservoir; Long handle, terminating in a spade motif, extends from rim and is marked with Hindu (?) inscription along one edge; Pear shaped oil cup extends from rim of reservoir, opposite wide handle; Large spoon with curved handle is attached to rim of reservoir by a chain and is used to dip oil from reservoir to cup. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.0, Width = 7.9, Length = 35.0 | |