Red Painted Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Coasters Mounting: Supplied With Sturdy Wall

Mounting: Supplied With Sturdy Wall Hangers

this piece bears the marks of its service while retaining both strength and character

they were used to store the red pigment—kumkum or sindoor—used to make the sacred forehead mark known as a tika or bindi

Woods used were dependent on rank

pastel-coloured remnants of original paint

Red Painted Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Coasters Mounting: Supplied With Sturdy WallHand carved from the distinctive yellow sandstone of Jaisalmer, this 19th century three way lamp niche once flanked a doorway in the desert citys golden havelis. Designed to hold small oil lamps or candles, such niches illuminated entrances at dusk, casting a warm glow across intricately carved faades. This example features three slender arched openings divided by delicately carved columns, crowned with foliate detailing and framed by a geometric