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25. Small Lamp with Cobra Hood
Brass
Height: 3 cm
Twentieth century
Catalogue number 25.
Accession number 88.627.
This form of small lamp is held in the hand and waved before the image of the deity to ward off evil, especially during the ritual known as arati. The flame is protected by a cobra's hood.
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