| Title | Butter lamp |
| Date | undated |
| Material Type | Brasswork (objects)
Lard lamp
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| Description | Hanging brass butter lamp attached to chain; used by Buddhists to burn clarified yak butter, believed to aid in meditation; origin Varanasi (Benares). |
| Dimensions | L: 34.5 cm (with chain), Height: 10 cm. |
| Subject | Buddhism -- Liturgical objects
Religious articles -- India
Brasswork -- India
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh, India : District) -- Religious life and customs
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| Geographic Region | India
India, North
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh, India)
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| Collector | Towles, Joseph A.
Turnbull, Colin M.
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| Collection in Repository | Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
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| Call Number | 1989.001.067b |
| Holding Institution | Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
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| Digital Collection | Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424. |
| Media Type | Objects |
