Red Painted Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Coasters Woods used were dependent on

Woods used were dependent on rank

but well made and in the traditional way

pastel-coloured remnants of original paint

they were used to store the red pigment—kumkum or sindoor—used to make the sacred forehead mark known as a tika or bindi

Red Painted Stone Lamp Niche From Jaisalmer - 19th Century Coasters Woods used were dependent onHand carved from the distinctive yellow sandstone of Jaisalmer, this 19th century three way lamp niche once flanked a doorway in the desert citys golden havelis. Designed to hold small oil lamps or candles, such niches illuminated entrances at dusk, casting a warm glow across intricately carved faades. This example features three slender arched openings divided by delicately carved columns, crowned with foliate detailing and framed by a geometric