Lamp for wanding off evil from shrine

Made:
1801-1900 in India
Bronze lamp, with five containers for oil

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Bronze lamp, with five containers for oil
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Bronze lamp, with five containers for oil, used to wand off evil from shrine, Indian, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A40845
Materials:
bronze and complete
Measurements:
overall: 74 mm x 153 mm 113 mm,
type:
lamp - light bulb
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)