Butter lamp
Butter Lamp
18th century-19th century (made)
18th century-19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Butter lamp
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Butter lamp |
| Materials and techniques | silver |
| Brief description | Ritual, silver, repousse chased, Tibet, C18-19 |
| Physical description | Butter lamp |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Dr A K Coomaraswamy |
| Object history | Purchased from Dr A K Coomaraswamy, 39, Brookfield, West Hill, Highgate, N. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. RP 1913-715M |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.301-1913 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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