Pair of lamps of fortune (dipalakshmi) oil lamps

Object Details

• Description

  S2000.9.1: Bronze sculpture of male figure, mustachioed, leaning on proper left hip, with protruding belly. Hands outstretched in front holding oil basin. On square base topped by round pedestal upon which figure stands.

  S2000.9.2: Bronze sculpture of female figure with long hair braid down back and ankle-length robe, leaning on proper left hip. Hands outstretched in front holding oil basin. On square base topped by round pedestal upon which figure stands.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Gods, Companions, and Devotees (October 14, 2017 to March 13, 2020)

  Facing East: Portraits from Asia (July 1 to September 4, 2006)

  The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India (November 10, 2002 to March 9, 2003)

• Origin

  Tamil Nadu, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds

• Type

  Sculpture

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• Date

  1700s, 1600s

• Place

  Tamil Nadu, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Nayak dynasty (1529-1736), Art, Lamps, Woman

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Sculpture