Nepalese Candle Base with Lotus Motif

Dark metal bowl on a petalled foot, softened by age and rubbing.

This brass candle base with a lotus motif from the Kathmandu Valley is from Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, and is contemporary. The lotus is a central symbol in Hindu and Buddhist art, and it is generally taken to represent purity because it rises clean from muddy water. Featured is a shallow, wide dish with a thick rolled rim, its inside carved with petals radiating from a small center. It sits on a tall base of rounded lotus like lobes. The surface is dark brown with gold rubbed through on the high points. It is 2 inches high and 5 in diameter.

A formal little dish with a well worn halo.