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Title	Butter lamp
Date	undated
Material Type	Brasswork (objects) Lard lamp
Description	Brass butter lamp with the number 24 stamped into base; used by Buddhists to burn clarified yak butter, believed to aid in meditation; origin Varanasi (Benares).
Dimensions	L: 3 cm, Height: 5 cm.
Subject	Buddhism -- Liturgical objects Religious articles -- India Brasswork -- India Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh, India : District) -- Religious life and customs
Geographic Region	India India, North Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh, India)
Collector	Towles, Joseph A. Turnbull, Colin M.
Collection in Repository	Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection
Call Number	1989.001.067c
Holding Institution	Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston
Digital Collection	Avery Research Center Artifact Collection
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

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