bronze, each with a cup-shaped container for oil rising from a curved supporting frame ending in two legs attached to a flat decorative base. The front of each is adorned with the crowned head of a serpent (naga) whose body forms the curve of the frame. Resting on the back curve of the frame is a bull representing Nandi (the god Siwa's animal vehicle).These lamps are used in the rituals of brahman high priests

20.5 cm length each