<em>Hanging Lamp in the Shape of a Mongoose</em>, 15th century. Bronze, 5 1/2 × 2 × 6 3/4 in. (14 × 5.1 × 17.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg, 2021.1.61 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2021.1.61_view01_PS11.jpg)

Hanging Lamp in the Shape of a Mongoose, 15th century. Bronze, 5 1/2 × 2 × 6 3/4 in. (14 × 5.1 × 17.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg, 2021.1.61 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2021.1.61_view01_PS11.jpg)

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Hanging Lamp in the Shape of a Mongoose

Asian Art

MEDIUM Bronze

DATES 15th century

DIMENSIONS 5 1/2 × 2 × 6 3/4 in. (14 × 5.1 × 17.1 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Asian Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 2021.1.61

CREDIT LINE Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg

PROVENANCE Prior to 1994, provenance not yet documented; by 1994, acquired by Samuel Eilenberg of New York, NY; 1998, bequeathed by Samuel Eilenberg to the Brooklyn Museum; April 6, 2021, accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum.

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CAPTION Hanging Lamp in the Shape of a Mongoose, 15th century. Bronze, 5 1/2 × 2 × 6 3/4 in. (14 × 5.1 × 17.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg, 2021.1.61 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2021.1.61_view01_PS11.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 2021.1.61_view01_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2021

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