Oil lamp

Museum number:
9-9567
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2404
Description:
oil lamp; vessel (reservoir) with handle surmounted by 5 cobra heads supported by a god; heart-shaped oil well with fan-shaped vertical ornament with Ganesh in relief; ritual use; Ganesh is elephant-headed god, son of Shiva and Parvati
Donor:
Sallie Frances de Vine
Collection place:
India
Person depicted:
Ganesha (Hindu deity)
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:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-9567, described as oil lamp; vessel (reservoir) with handle surmounted by 5 cobra heads supported by a god; heart-shaped oil well with fan-shaped vertical ornament with Ganesh in relief; ritual use; Ganesh is elephant-headed god, son of Shiva and ParvatiHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-9567, described as oil lamp; vessel (reservoir) with handle surmounted by 5 cobra heads supported by a god; heart-shaped oil well with fan-shaped vertical ornament with Ganesh in relief; ritual use; Ganesh is elephant-headed god, son of Shiva and ParvatiHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-9567, described as oil lamp; vessel (reservoir) with handle surmounted by 5 cobra heads supported by a god; heart-shaped oil well with fan-shaped vertical ornament with Ganesh in relief; ritual use; Ganesh is elephant-headed god, son of Shiva and ParvatiHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-9567, described as oil lamp; vessel (reservoir) with handle surmounted by 5 cobra heads supported by a god; heart-shaped oil well with fan-shaped vertical ornament with Ganesh in relief; ritual use; Ganesh is elephant-headed god, son of Shiva and ParvatiHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-9567, described as oil lamp; vessel (reservoir) with handle surmounted by 5 cobra heads supported by a god; heart-shaped oil well with fan-shaped vertical ornament with Ganesh in relief; ritual use; Ganesh is elephant-headed god, son of Shiva and ParvatiHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-9567, described as oil lamp; vessel (reservoir) with handle surmounted by 5 cobra heads supported by a god; heart-shaped oil well with fan-shaped vertical ornament with Ganesh in relief; ritual use; Ganesh is elephant-headed god, son of Shiva and Parvati
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Oil lamp, accession number 9-9567, described as oil lamp; vessel (reservoir) with handle surmounted by 5 cobra heads supported by a god; heart-shaped oil well with fan-shaped vertical ornament with Ganesh in relief; ritual use; Ganesh is elephant-headed god, son of Shiva and Parvati

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