H 245 x W 174 mm
144 pages
143 figures (colour throughout)
Published May 2022
ISBN
Paperback: 9781803272542
Digital: 9781803272559
Keywords
Indian oil lamps; Kerala; Hindu; bronze sculpture; ritual art; ritual decorative art; Indian art history; South Asian Studies
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This in-depth study of the medieval oil lamps of Kerala and beyond considers these art objects as primary sources for a broader discussion on the ritual use of Hindu oil lamps, their related and unique cultural history, their motifs, style and subject matter. From an understudied region, many of the pieces presented are previously unpublished.
List of Figures ;
Acknowledgements ;
Note on names of towns ;
Art of Devotion ;
Collections ;
Festivals ;
Bibliography ;
Inscriptions ;
Dating difficulties ;
Classification ;
Names of Some Oil Lamps ;
Suspension Lamps ;
Stationary Lamps ;
Portable Lamps ;
Suspension Lamps ;
Gaja/elephant-shaped lamps ;
Archaeological Museum, Dadigama, Sri Lanka, elephant-shaped oil lamp ;
CSMVS, Mumbai, elephant-shaped lamp found at Jogeshvari, Maharashtra ;
Thrissur State Museum elephant-shaped oil lamp from Thripunithura, Kerala ;
Kuthira Maliga Museum, Thiruvananthapuram, elephant-shaped oil lamp ;
Vimana vilakku/ Temple model-shaped lamps ;
Gaja Lakshmi ;
Mythic Depictions ;
Non-mythic suspension lamps ;
Stationary Lamps ;
Mada vilakku/wall niche lamps ;
Vriksha vilakku or Tree-shaped lamps ;
Kavara vilakku, branching lamp ;
Nila or Kuthu vilakku or stambha ;
Lakshmi Deepa/Fortune Lamp ;
Kindi, ritual water pot lamp ;
Portable Lamps ;
Arti/prayer ;
Changalavatta ;
Vanchi vilakku, boat-shaped processional torch ;
Extra Parts ;
Conclusion ;
Characteristics ;
South Indian bronze imagery ;
Production features of style ;
Iconography ;
Dynastic arts ;
Bibliography ;
Index