Temple lamp showing sun-god Surya in his chariot

Made:: 1801-1900 in Nepal

Brass temple lamp, showing Surya the sun god in his chariot

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Brass temple lamp, showing Surya the sun god in his chariot
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Brass temple lamp, showing Surya the sun god in his chariot, probably Nepalese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A139615

Materials:: incomplete and brass

Measurements:: overall: 404 mm x 269 mm x 240 mm,

type:: lamp - lighting device

credit:: Glendining

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