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A BRONZE HANGING LAMP, KERALA, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH...

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A BRONZE HANGING LAMP, KERALA, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY the circular base surmounted by reservoir with projecting wick holder and twin inlets, a figure of Gajalakshmi holding lotuses under an openwork arch, flanked by lustrating elephants, the chain with scrolling hook at the top, 97cm chain extended For a closely related lamp in the National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, see Jain & Aggarwala 1989, pp.38-39.