Indian Brass Oil Lamp

Dark, rounded body and a long needle top give this stand a ship's-mast look.

This oil lamp is from India. It is brass, copper & alloy. In many Indian homes a lamp is lit at dusk or at the household shrine, a practice that continues in many places alongside electric lighting. Tall metal piece with a stepped round foot, a long turned stem and a fat bulbous body topped with a cap and thin pointed finial. The metal is deep chocolate brown with a mellow polish and softer, lighter patches on the ridges. It is 9 inches high and 3.25 in diameter.

Dark, dignified and balanced on a very small foot.