[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Oil lamp # Oil lamp Oil lamps of this type were used in daily ceremonies of worship at shrines in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. The main vessel contained the oil for the attached lamp and could be replenished using the attached ladle. A cast brass oil lamp with fluted body, its shoulder decorated with skulls. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-6-2009](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-6-2009) · Pramāṇa