Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anita Eka Permatawaty via Shutterstock Antique oil lamp identification can be a bit tricky, considering there are many ...

Terracotta lamp from Anatolia with curled-up sleeping dog in high-relief (1st-4th c. CE) (all images courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles and all featured in ‘Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul ...

Radeesh’s lamp journey extends beyond mere collection — to him, it’s about preserving cultural heritage and symbolism. He sees oil lamps as holding enduring significance in Indian culture, playing a ...

The Korean Deung-jan Museum in Yongin, Gyeonggi, has a unique collection. Kim Hyung-koo, its 75-year-old director, established the museum 19 years ago after a lifetime collecting oil lamps and their ...

Radeesh Shetty, the founder of the home décor brand, The Purple Turtles, still remembers the elderly man he met while driving through the deep South. “We were travelling in Tamil Nadu and had stopped ...

The first known oil lamps date back to around 15,000 BC and were made from soapstone, pottery, or seashells. Initially animal ...

Radeesh Ratnakar Shetty is the owner of more than 400 lamps collected from across the world. At Deepotsav, Radeesh’s collection is being showcased at his store, The Purple Turtles in Jubilee Hills.

Made from actual US Army surplus grenades, this collection of Hand Grenade Oil Lamps by Piet Houtenbos would be a stylish addition to your home or apartment. Priced around $60 for single lamps and ...