Lot 200: A GILT BRONZE OIL-LAMP, SOUTH INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
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The stepped ringed baluster base with broad bracketed arms of lobed foliate form, incised with lotus bud and flower motif, the round mouth with incised lotus petal rim and tamil inscription
36cm. diam. 11.2cm. height
In Tamil script: Kalyanam ‘Marriage’
This lamp would have been part of a bride’s trousseau and would have been used to burn camphor during religious ceremonies.
Christies, Art of the Islamic Art, 6 April 2011, lot 368
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