"Tree of Heaven" hanging oil lamp
"Tree of Heaven" hanging oil lamp

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"Tree of Heaven" hanging oil lamp,

14th–15th century

Javanese
Late East Javanese
1995-187
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Title
"Tree of Heaven" hanging oil lamp
Dates

14th–15th century

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
h. 21.7 cm., w. 18.7 cm., d. 18.5 cm. (8 9/16 x 7 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mitchell Wolfson Jr., Class of 1963
Object Number
1995-187
Place Made

Asia, Indonesia, Java

Culture
Indonesian, Javanese
Period
East Javanese
Type
hanging lamps, bronzes, oil lamps
Materials
bronze
Subject
tree, trees, figures (representations), heaven, spirals, birds, oxen, palmettes

–1978 Spink & Son, Ltd. (London, UK), sold to Mitchell Wolfson (Miami Beach, FL), October 27, 1978.
1978–1995 Mitchell Wolfson (Miami Beach, FL), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1995.

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