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Butter Lamp

མཆོད་མེ།

Butter Lamp

མཆོད་མེ།

Butter lamp–skullhead on top copper basin, supported by brass bhumba symbol (auspicious vase), on top of copper skullhead etching mirroring upper basin. the cover has two dragons, separated by conch and fish frieze.

Dimensions:

Object / Type: Sacred/ritual object (other)
Century: 20th Century
Orgin: Nepal

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