Caption

Oil lamp, gift, Indian art, Indian culture, bird iconography, fire, religion, temples, Hinduism, rituals, roosters, geese, birds, swans. Round base with a pentagonal vessel for oil; above a bird figurine. 19th century, South India, Tamilnadu. Oil lamp; height 19.0 cm, width 13.0 cm., A brass object shaped like a stylized bird perched on a pedestal above a shallow scalloped dish, the bird featuring a fan-shaped tail, patterned wings, a curved beak, and a ring near its head; the pedestal has layered round forms and the dish has petal-like edges; the colors visible are gold and darker brownish-gold tones against a light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_428

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (2.1Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4800 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oil lamp gift Indian art Indian culture bird iconography fire religion temples Hinduism rituals roosters geese birds swans Round base pentagonal vessel oil bird figurine 19th century South India Tamilnadu height 19.0 cm width 13.0 cm brass object shaped stylized bird perched pedestal shallow scalloped dish bird featuring fan-shaped tail patterned wings curved beak ring near head layered round forms petal- edges colors visible gold darker brownish-gold tones light gray background.