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Lamps + Illumination

A1105-082

Oil Lamp Depicting Ganesh
NEWARI PEOPLE
KATHMANDU VALLEY, NEPAL
LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH C.
Terra cotta
5.25'' W x 3.5'' D x 1.5'' H
$349

Ganesh surfaced as a distinct deity around the 4th or 5th century C.E. during the Gupta period, and was likely inspired by vedic and pre-vedic mythology... <a href="/stories-descriptions/ganesh-or-ganesha">Read more</a>