Caption

Oil lamp, 19th century, South India, Tamilnadu. Round base with a pentagonal oil vessel above which is a bird figurine; iconography includes birds roosters, geese, swans. Materials: oil lamp; function: ritual/temple use in Hinduism; height 19.0 cm, width 13.0 cm., A small metallic object sits centered on a plain light-gray background, appearing as a decorative stand with a rounded tiered base and a scalloped dish above it, finished in aged gold with darker patina in recesses; rising from the dish is a short fluted column topped by a sculpted bird figure seen from the rear, showing textured feather details, a long curved tail, and a rounded head with small protrusions, all sharing the same gold color with areas of brownish wear.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_427

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (1.6Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4800 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oil lamp 19th century South India Tamilnadu Round base pentagonal oil vessel bird figurine iconography includes birds roosters geese swans Materials oil lamp function ritual temple Hinduism height 19.0 cm width 13.0 cm small metallic object sits centered plain light-gray background appearing decorative stand rounded tiered base scalloped dish finished aged gold darker patina recesses rising dish short fluted column topped sculpted bird figure rear showing textured feather details long curved tail rounded head small protrusions sharing gold color areas brownish wear.