Thirteen copper branch lamps

Thirteen copper branch lamps

Unearthed from the Han Dynasty Tomb of Leitai in Wuwei City, it is 146 cm high and 66 cm wide. The lamp base is an inverted trumpet shape, with auspicious beasts and cloud patterns on the base. The lamp is in the shape of a tree, with the trunk divided into three sections, inserted into each other, and cross-shaped brackets placed at the junction of the sections, just like the branches of the lamp tree. The cross brackets extend horizontally in four directions, with each end decorated with a carved flower leaf, symbolizing flame, and the top of the trunk has a flower decoration in the shape of an immortal riding a deer. There were originally 13 lamps, and the existing ones…
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