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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0125 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Tibet | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 1800s, probably | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Silver oil lamp; Oil was used in the cup on top; Round base tapers to a plateau then a round protrusion in the center of the stock; The lamp then tapers out; Ornate silver design, rows of raised dots on based; The round center has a flower on each side surrounded by tiny squares; The top part has two rows of a reed-like design with the tops of the trees protruding; Known as a butter lamp, due to use: a wick is created by wrapping cotton around a small stick of wood, one end of which has been whittled to a point; this wick is stuck into a tiny hole at the bottom of the larger reservoir which is then filled with yak butter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.0, Max Diam = 8.0 | |