Metal lamp. Brass bowl, inscribed on the interior with Chinese script. Vertical metal rectangle projecting from the back of the interior. [MOBB [OPS move] 08/06/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Metal lamp. Brass bowl, inscribed on the interior with Chinese script. Vertical metal rectangle projecting from the back of the interior. [MOBB [OPS move] 08/06/2016]
Long description: Lamp Part of Chinese shrine. See 1892.41.421 .2 for the stand that holds this lamp. [MOBB [OPS move] 08/06/2016]
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma); Yangon
Cultural groups: Chinese
Person: Field collector Richard Carnac Temple; PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1892
Date collected: By 1892
Acquisition information: Donated: 1892
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Pigment, Material Brass Metal, Process Inscribed
Dimensions: Height: max 52 mm, Diameter: max 106 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1892.41.421.1 Other numbers: F 35

Search terms: Lighting, Religion, Lamp, Religious Object, Religious Offering, Shrine

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