Lamp, Religious
Object number2020.29.1
Datec. 2018
MediumClay; Paint; Glitter; Paper; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Krishna Sharma
DescriptionEye-shaped Diya lamp. Brown clay painted yellow on underside. Top has teardrop-shaped bowl with flower at center. Topside is yellow with gold painted curvilinear details around the edge. Edge has green glitter and silver painted bands around top of bowl. Center flower has yellow and orange petals with gold and silver details.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length: 1.25 × 3.063 × 3.875 in. (3.2 × 7.8 × 9.8 cm)Historical NotesDiya lamp used during the religious festival Diwali.Label TextThese small earthenware lamps are central to the religious festival Diwali. The light of the lamp drives away darkness and symbolizes knowledge. Usually filled with oil or ghee (a kind of clarified butter made from bovine milk and used in Indian cooking, medicine, and religious rituals); the lamps have a cotton wick. The lamps light the home, burning away darkness and ignorance, as the flame reaches towards higher spiritual knowledge.
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c. 2018
c. 2018
c. 2018
c. 2018
1897-1935
Samuel Rosenberg
