Temple lamp with Ganesh and five-headed cobra

Made:: 1801-1900 in Nepal

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Brass temple lamp, with Ganesh and five-headed cobra on handle
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Brass temple lamp, with Ganesh and five-headed cobra on handle, Nepalese, 1801-1900

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A5279

Materials:: complete and brass

Measurements:: overall: 115 mm x 136 mm 67 mm,

type:: lamp - light bulb

credit:: Stead

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