Cast brass lamp; the upright section behind the deep well shows a deity in relief representing a form of Laxmi, Vishnu's consort and a goddess of wealth. Native name: "gajalaxmi". Used in Hindu religious rituals. Height 13.5 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Collection place:
Maharashtra State, India
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
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