Rijksmuseum Roulette<p>Oil Lamp, anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500<br>Fire, like water, plays an important role in rituals. Oil lamps are often suspended before the effigy of a god, both at home and in a temple. An essential part of a Hindu temple ceremony (puja) is worshipping the god by moving a lamp in front of his or her image. In ancient India, lamps<br>were the most popular gifts to temples, along with cows to supply clarified butter (the fuel).</p><p>On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase heirs J.A.W. Sieburg, 1950)<br>bronze, h 32.5cm × w 19.4cm × d 19.8cm<br><a href="http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/AK-MAK-269" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/A</span><span class="invisible">K-MAK-269</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/rijksmuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rijksmuseum</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/musea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musea</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/collection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collection</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastodonart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodonart</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/random" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>random</span></a></p>