Image title: Bronze beer jar

This bronze sculpture shows an image of an oil lamp from the 20th century.—Specifications: 43cm x 17cm.

The text in Devanagari reads:

थापिं (जांड/जाण्ड भांडा/भाण्डा)

Transliteration (IAST):

thāpiṃ (jāṃḍa/jāṇḍa bhāṃḍā/bhāṇḍā)

Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):

thapim (jamda/janda [jamd/jand] bhamda/bhanda)

Gallery information:

Kathmandu valley in Nepal offers a wide variety of Buddhist objects such as paintings, scriptures, sculptures, ritualistic objects, etc. Buddhism was embraced by the people of Kathmandu valley and the Licchavi rulers up to 8th century encouraged Buddhism. The items found here are exhibited in the National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum).