Altar Lamp
29-130-7
From: Nepal
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-130-7 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Nepalese | Buddhist (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Nepal |
| Date Made | 18th Century - 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Brass |
| Technique | Formed |
| Iconography | Naga (Snake) | Garuda | Eleven-Headed Deity | Attendants |
| Description | Altar lamp. Brass. Handle ornamented with naga riding a garuda and plaque of eleven-headed deity behind the lamp bowl. Fluted pitcher body. |
| Height | 27.6 cm |
| Width | 29.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | O 4952 - Sommerville Oriental Number |
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