Butter lamp

Title:

Butter lamp

Description:

Brass butter lamp with the number 24 stamped into base; used by Buddhists to burn clarified yak butter, believed to aid in meditation; origin Varanasi (Benares).

Collection Title:

Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection

Contributing Institution:

Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston

Media Type:

Objects

Topical Subject:

Brasswork--India, Religious articles--India, Buddhism--Liturgical objects, and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh, India : District)--Religious life and customs

Geographic Subject:

India, India, North, and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh, India)

Shelving Locator:

1989.001.067c

Date Digital:

2009-05

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

31300