Indian Oil Lamp with Standing Female Figure

A crown, a lotus-shaped dish and a firm stance.

Indian metalworkers cast this oil lamp with a standing female figure in bronze in the 19th century. Figural lamps like this are commonly associated with household and temple use and with auspicious light. The woman wears a tall conical crown and jewelry, and holds a flower-shaped bowl at the waist, ringed with pierced petals. She stands on a stepped, square base. The metal is a mellow yellow-brown with darker recesses.

About 5 inches tall. Small, bright and quietly commanding.