Oil Lamp

anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500

Fire, like water, plays an important role in rituals. Oil lamps are often suspended before the effigy of a god, both at home and in a temple. An essential part of a Hindu temple ceremony (puja) is worshipping the god by moving a lamp in front of his or her image. In ancient India, lamps were the most popular gifts to temples, along with cows to supply clarified butter (the fuel).

  • Artwork typelamp
  • Object numberAK-MAK-269
  • Dimensionsheight 32.5 cm x width 19.4 cm x depth 19.8 cm
  • Physical characteristicsbronze

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Oil Lamp
    • Oil Lamp with a Figure of Garuda

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-269

  • Description

    Garuda houdt een vrouw vast op zijn linker dij en is gewapend met een lang zwaard of stok. De vrouw houdt in elke hand een conisch gevormd object vast.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Oost-Java

  • Dating

    c. 1300 - c. 1500

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    bronze

  • Dimensions

    height 32.5 cm x width 19.4 cm x depth 19.8 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase heirs J.A.W. Sieburg, 1950)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the heirs of Mr J.A.W. Sieburg, fl. 1,250, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1950;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • A.J. Bernet Kempers, 'Een Oud-Javaansche lamp', Mededeelingen van de Dienst voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen der Gemeente 's-Gravenhage, III (1933), p. 19-23.
    • A.J. Bernet Kempers, Ancient Indonesian art, Amsterdam 1959. Pl. 307.
    • Th. van Erp, 'Aankoop voor het Museum van Aziatische Kunst van eenige Hindoe-Javaansche ceremonieele lampen', MBK (1941) 18, p. 102-114.

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