Indian Brass Oil Lamp

Cropped to a bulbous urn shape on a tall stem, as if it were mid-ascent.

This brass oil lamp is from India, and dates to the 20th century. Oil lamps are used throughout India in homes and temples, and lighting a lamp is a common part of daily worship and of festivals such as Diwali. Golden metal urn shape with a rounded, banded body and a knobbed shoulder. A turned stem rises above and descends below, with ring moldings at each neck. The surface is smooth, warm and lightly scuffed. It is 8 inches high and 3.25 in diameter.

All swell and ring, with a stalk on either end.