Exhibiting Historical Art: Out of the Vault: Stories of People and ThingsMain MenuWorld MapClick pins to learn more about the object that originated thereTimelinePre-Columbian Gold Headband800 A.D. - 1500 A.D.Gold Eagle PendantsSepik River Headrest20th centuryStatue of Saint Barbara17th century France, polychromed wood, artist unknownCabinet door from the Imperial Palace of Beijing with Imperial DragonChen Youzhang, 1755Bronze LampHead of John the BaptistLauren Linquest, '19Ida Rubenstein, 1909 Sculpture by Jo DavidsonCassone ChestWater-Carrier Vase with Bamboo Pattern and BambooLenore Vanderkooi, 1996Lotus Flowers in a Wood VaseRevolutions Per Minute: The Art RecordOpening page
Bronze Lamp Biography
1media/1985.046.jpg2016-04-07T13:30:25-07:00Daniel Weitz65b7fa591e802cc4065950554bf0bae9fed1a24d85325plain2016-04-26T10:43:40-07:00Daniel Weitz65b7fa591e802cc4065950554bf0bae9fed1a24dThe lamp was likely created in the twentieth century in Southeast Asia, after the original Pong Tuk lamp was found in 1927. It was likely purchased in Southeast Asia by a collector who specialized in Asian art. In 1985, the lamp was donated to the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery. The lamp appeared in the exhibit “Up Close and Personal: Intimate Devotions and Everyday Objects in Late Antiquity” in 2015. It was not identified as a reproduction until this exhibit.
12016-04-22T08:27:40-07:00Original Bronze Lamp1Bronze lamp from 2nd century found in Pong Tuk, Siammedia/original bronze lamp.pngplain2016-04-22T08:27:40-07:00
