Skip to main content

NRI2/8/13/3/16

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

 Item

Tibetan brass globe-lamp with Cardan suspension and bayonetted fitting, 19th century?

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/13/3/16
Scope and Contents

The central deity in repoussé on both halves is Palden Lhamo, the chief protective deity of Tibetan Buddhism. The script has not been identified, possibly bijaksane or siddham. The lamp hangs from a metal chain. Description supplied by Flavia Wang, Mar. 2021.

Dates: 19th century?