Oil lamp

Museum number:
9-11714
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Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
oil lamps" for votive candles; round w/ incurved lips; rim diameter: 6.5 cm. Remnant of candle.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
India
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1968-1970
Materials:
Terracotta (clay material) (wheel-turned terracotta)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Oil lamps
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1970
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 6.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-11714, described as oil lamps" for votive candles; round w/ incurved lips; rim diameter: 6.5 cm. Remnant of candle.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-11714, described as oil lamps" for votive candles; round w/ incurved lips; rim diameter: 6.5 cm. Remnant of candle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-11714, described as oil lamps" for votive candles; round w/ incurved lips; rim diameter: 6.5 cm. Remnant of candle.

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