Four-wicked Hanging Oil Lamp with Makara

Medium: Bronze

Geograhical Locations:

• Java, Indonesia

Dates:13th–15th century

Dimensions: height: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)

Collections:

• Asian Art

Accession Number: 2021.1.65

Catalogue Description:
Saucer-shaped oil lamp with spouts for four wicks and an elaborate superstructure consisting of an arched loop for hanging (with a finial and ring where the chain attaches), and a central figure of a swimming makara (sea serpent).

Brooklyn Museum