Antique Indian Bronze Parrot Figure oil Lamp Rajasthan 19th Century

Antique Indian Bronze Parrot Figure oil Lamp Rajasthan, Bronze Hamsa Lamp Finial, North India, 19th Century of before.The engraved scrolling decoration on this antique oil container has been completely worn away in some areas leaving a smooth, tactile sculptural form.Similar to early Islamic birds such as the Mesopotamian incense burner in the Islamic Museum, Berlin, inv. I. 5623.Indian Bronze Parrot figure from an oil lamp. A string of pearls in the beak and looped attached tail on its back.Origin location: Northern India, Rajasthan Circa 1800 or before.Dimensions: Height: 6 inches Length: 7.75 inches Depth 4 inches. Material :BronzeFrom the Art collection of Marian and John Scott.Acquisition date: 1984.Purchased from the amazing private collection of Mark Lissauer who spent his life collecting niche ethnographic pieces.About Mark Lissauer: Mark Lissauer spent forty years travelling abroad for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands