Newari Oil Lamp Depicting Snow Lion
Product ID: A1105-089
$395.00
About this piece
The lion naps beside an empty dish, and the dish is waiting.
Newari artisans of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, carved this oil lamp depicting a snow lion in stone in the late 19th or early 20th century. Stone and metal lamps are commonly used in Newar and Buddhist and Hindu temples and homes, and the snow lion is a familiar guardian image in the Himalayas. A lion lies on an oval base with its head turned and mane carved in bunches, beside a shallow bowl for oil. The stone is dark brown and gray, with pale flecks in the creases.
About seven inches long. Light a small flame, or just keep the lion company.
