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TitleButter lamp
Dateundated
Material TypeBrasswork (objects)
Lard lamp
DescriptionBrass bowl lamp, nailed to a snake-shaped base; used by Buddhists to burn clarified yak butter, believed to aid in meditation; origin North India.
DimensionsL: 9 cm, Height: 4.5 cm.
SubjectBuddhism -- Liturgical objects
Religious articles -- India
Brasswork -- India
Geographic RegionIndia
India, North
CollectorTowles, Joseph A.
Turnbull, Colin M.
Collection in RepositoryJoseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
Call Number1989.001.067a
Holding InstitutionAvery Research Center at the College of Charleston
Digital CollectionAvery Research Center Artifact Collection
RightsDigital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.
Media TypeObjects
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