Lamp

anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500

This lamp is shaped like a fish with an elephant trunk. In the mouth was a wick and the oil was poured in through the back. The woman is probably Sri Tanjung, a figure from Javanese mythology. She was falsely accused and murdered by her jealous husband, sent to heaven where she was revived, and returned to earth on the back of a legendary fish. This lamp may have been used during rituals for the dead.

  • Artwork typelamp
  • Object numberAK-RAK-2010-1
  • Dimensionsheight 18.8 cm x width 13.3 cm x depth 20.7 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Fish-Shaped Lamp
    • Lamp

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-RAK-2010-1

  • Description

    Lamp van brons met reservoir in de vorm van een spookvis met berijder.

Creation

  • Creation

    bronze caster: anonymous, Oost-Java

  • Dating

    c. 1300 - c. 1500

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 18.8 cm x width 13.3 cm x depth 20.7 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J. Polak on the occasion of the farewell of P. Lunsingh Scheurleer

  • Acquisition

    gift 2010-07-27

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Documentatiemap Aziatische Kunst.
    • P. Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'Een gietmal van een oudJavaanse goudsmid', Antiek 26 (1992) nr. 8, p. 398-403.

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