Lamp, Religious
Lamp, Religious
Lamp, Religious

Lamp, Religious

Object number2020.29.2
Datec. 2018
MediumClay; Paint; Glitter; Paper; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Krishna Sharma
DescriptionTeardrop-shaped Diya lamp. Clay painted red-wine color. Rim of bowl has undulating edge with painted green, yellow, and white linear designs. Edge of teardrop-shaped bowl has silver glitter. Interior of bowl has painted white squiggly line from top of teardrop to center where painted yellow dots surround circle of silver glitter.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length: 1.063 × 2.938 × 3.188 in. (2.7 × 7.5 × 8.1 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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