DepartmentAsia
Ritual oil lamp in the form of Lakshmi riding an elephant
NameOil Lamp
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1958
Place madeMadhya Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia
MediumBronze
Dimensions8 1/4 × 6 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (21 × 17 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.28.196
Object numberA.1981.28.196
DescriptionLost-wax cast, bronze alloy. Six oil vessels. Five held by rider Lakshmi, and one held by elephant at end of trunk. Figure has four arms. Intricate detail. // See: "Everyday Art of Asia, South Asia, India. Bussabargers Robins pg. 83.
1985, vendor
Artist Not Recorded
Books assembled in the 1980's, fabrics date from 18th & 19th centuries
c. 1960
