Indian Brass Oil Lamp

Tall, narrow and plain as a pencil case, with a crumpled wick-like tip at the top.

This brass oil lamp is from India, and dates to the 20th century. A simple lamp holds oil and a cotton wick in a small basin, and the flame rises from the tip of the wick as the oil burns. Slim cylinder in dark golden brown with a stepped shoulder and a long finial. A scrap of pale material pokes from the tip. The base flares into a modest round foot and the surface is dull and evenly aged. It is 7.25 inches high and 3.25 in diameter.

Modest cylinder, heroic topknot, and a very tidy foot.