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1965.3.90

Shallow, grey stone lamp. Wide, pointed ovoid shape lamp with flat bottom and straight sides with three grooves running all the way around the object. Tall triangular back side which has been notched along the edges. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/3/2017]

1965.3.90

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shallow, grey stone lamp. Wide, pointed ovoid shape lamp with flat bottom and straight sides with three grooves running all the way around the object. Tall triangular back side which has been notched along the edges. [MOBB [OPS move] 24/3/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Tamil Nadu Madurai
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Folk-Lore Society
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1950?, uncertain
Date collected
?1890 - 1950
Acquisition information
Donated: 1965
Materials and processes
Material Steatite Stone
Dimensions
Height: max 72 mm, Length: max 70 mm, Width: max 71 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1965.3.90 Other numbers: D.1900.85
Research and responses

Madurai, city, south-central Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India; was formerly known as (until 1949) Madura. [Encyclopædia Britannica Online] [CF 2/10/2000]

Search terms: Lighting, Lamp

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