COPPER (SUKUNDA) WORKING LAMP
NEPAL, XIX CENTURY
It has a pear-shaped oil reservoir, the belly is embellished with raised petals and grooves, the neck is flared, the handle is shaped like Nagaraja, the latter holding the conch, the front part decorated with a lamp shaped like a leaf supported by a lotus and embellished with a representation of Mahishasuramardinidurga
Height: 37 cm. (14 5/8 in.)
Details
- Title : A COPPER CULT LAMP (SUKUNDA)
- Classification : Cultural Objects
- Medium : Copper
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 19TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 393
- Post Lot Text : A COPPER CULT LAMP (SUKUNDA) NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 2,375
- Estimate : EUR 1,000 - EUR 1,500