Bronze Deepa Lakshmi Votive Lamp From Tamil Nadu - 19th Century Green Porcelain Hand made on the potters

Hand made on the potters wheel in the traditional way

vibrant colours

Each stool is individually thrown on the potter's wheel before being meticulously hand-painted by skilled artisans using traditional cobalt blue underglaze techniques

its elegant pedestal form elevates the shallow bowl

Bronze Deepa Lakshmi Votive Lamp From Tamil Nadu - 19th Century Green Porcelain Hand made on the pottersThese antique South Indian votive oil lamps are made from cast bronze and originate from Tamil Nadu. Lamps like these are used in a family shrine or Hindu temple. They are called deepa Lakshmi or kamakshi villaku and depict Lakshmi, the goddess of power and wealth on the backplate often flanked by elephants. The design is such that the light honors and illuminates the goddess. A wick would have been positioned in the lip at the front. Deepa Lakshmi