Lamp made from recycled tin. Cylindrical body with expanded base, with a yellow, red and green design on the bottom. The top is slightly domed with an expanded rim and upstanding wick holder with cotton textile wick in situ. Thin flat handle on the side. [BH [OPS Move] 17/3/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Lamp made from recycled tin. Cylindrical body with expanded base, with a yellow, red and green design on the bottom. The top is slightly domed with an expanded rim and upstanding wick holder with cotton textile wick in situ. Thin flat handle on the side. [BH [OPS Move] 17/3/2017]
Geographical reference: Pakistan
Asia > Southern Asia > Pakistan; North West Frontier Province Peshawar Bazaar Tingara off Qissa Khwani
Person: Field collector Marina de Alarcón; Field collector Mark Axworthy; PRM source Marina de Alarcón
Date / Period: Date made: Before 22/09/1999
Date collected: 22 September 1999
Acquisition information: Purchased: 18/10/1999
Materials and processes: Material Tin Metal, Material Pigment, Process Recycled, Process Printed
Dimensions: Length: max 89 mm, Height: max 160 mm including wick, Width: max 77 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1999.33.14

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