Caption

Oil lamp, Round base with a pentagonal vessel for oil topped by a bird figurine rooster/swans/geese motifs; 19th century, South India, Tamilnadu; oil lamp; Indian; bird iconography; Hinduism, temples, rituals; height 19.0 cm, width 13.0 cm., A metallic object with a worn gold and brown patina stands on a round tiered base and rises to a shallow dish with scalloped edges, topped by a central turned column supporting a sculpted bird figure with detailed feather texture and a hooked beak; the colors visible are gold, brown, and hints of darker bronze tones against a light neutral background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_429

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Oil lamp Round base pentagonal vessel oil topped bird figurine rooster swans geese motifs 19th century South India Tamilnadu oil lamp Indian bird iconography Hinduism temples rituals height 19.0 cm width 13.0 cm metallic object worn gold brown patina stands round tiered base rises shallow dish scalloped edges topped central turned column supporting sculpted bird figure detailed feather texture hooked beak colors visible gold brown hints darker bronze tones light neutral background.