Antique Nepalese chula ghee lamp 12 centimeters

The use of high quality butter and ghee (as an even more outstanding derivative from butter) as an offering to the benevolent spirits is something that can be found in rituals all over the Eurasian continent. For many centuries in the past and up until this very day, it is for example used as a food-offering for spirit dolls and other eeren, and of course burned in oil-lamps on altars for all kinds of (daily) rituals. 

Also in the tradition of Spirit of Wolf, the use of ghee as an offering is a very important one. It is for example the special offering to the Mother of Fire. When we hold rituals, or work with clients, there's always a little ghee lamp burning on the altar or table to honor her and other spirits.

Here at SeaWolf Shop we offer you ghee lamps in differents styles and sizes. This one is a 'chula' style ghee lamp; used by putting a wick in the middle of the cup (in the small hole) and then filling it up with ghee.

These lamps come from the village of Patan, the oldest of the three villages in the Nepalese Kathmandu Valley. The Newar people living there are famous for their metalwork. Most of the metalwork sold elsewhere in the Kathmandu valley comes from the city of Patan. 

This very good quality of metalwork can also be seen with these beautiful ghee lamps. They are made of high quality brass and beautifully made. And, even though they are in very good condition, these ghee lamps are quite old already; they can roughly be determined somewhere around the early to mid 20th century 

These lamps are 12 centimeters high and 9 centimeters in diameter (measured at the broadest part at the top). They each weigh approximately 267 grams.

These ghee lamps are sold per piece. If you order one, we will handpick one at random for you.