DepartmentAsia
Peacock oil lamp
NameOil Lamp
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1900
Place madeIndia, South Asia, Asia
MediumMetal (brass)
Dimensions16 7/16 × 8 × 2 11/16 in. (41.7 × 20.3 × 6.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.130
Object numberA.1981.4.130
DescriptionCast, lost wax, brass. Hanging dipa in form of stylized peacock; beak connects to chest and forms spigot that goes to well (missing) which forms base. Flat tail with diagonal lines; protruding eyes; plume on head, ten links on chain....c. 1900
Artist Not Recorded