As many as 650 ancient oil lamps, collected by priest Nguyen Huu Triet and 10 other collectors, have been showcased at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.


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The oil lamps on show were made from 5th century BC to before 1975 

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Many oil lamps reflect the similarities in culture between Vietnam and India as well as some European countries 

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A deer-shaped oil lamp of the Dong Son culture (5th-1st centuries BC) 

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A lamp in Ly-Tran Dynasties (8th-9th centuries)

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A Khmer pottery lamp which dates back to some time during the 18th-20th centuries  

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Glass lamps were popular in the 20th century 

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A pottery oil lamp with unique decorative patterns

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