VietNamNet Bridge - On December 20, the Museum of Can Tho City opened an exhibition of hundreds of ancient lamps of many countries around the world, dating back from the fifth century BC to the end of the twentieth century.




The lamps belong to the collection "Light Source" of Father Nguyen Huu Triet, with about 400 typical lamps of many countries like Vietnam, China, Japan, Indonesia, Nepal, India, Britain, France, U.S, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Israel and others.

From the things that are used to keep the flame, the light has come to life and become indispensable objects in every family as well as in social life. With talented hands and creativity, people used materials such as terracotta, bronze, iron, wood, glass, etc. to create lamps with a variety of designs, sizes and features. Lamps are used for lighting, making signals, used in rituals, worship and also for decoration.

Over the past 18 years, Father Nguyen Huu Triet has painstakingly collected nearly 1,400 lamps dating back from the fifth century BC to the late twentieth century. The Vietnam Record Book Center recognized the collection as "the largest collection of ancient lamps in Vietnam" in 2005.

The exhibition will last until April 15, 2013 at the Can Tho City Museum.

Some old lamps introduced at the exhibition:







Hong Kong’s lamps using Kerosene in late twentieth century.




French Kerosene lamp in the early twentieth century.




Chinese peanut oil lamps in mid-nineteenth century.




Chinese Kerosene and peanut oil lamps in the XVI, XVII,
XVIII, XIX, XX centuries.




Taiwan oil lamp in late twentieth century.




Vietnamese peanut oil lamps in I, II centuries.




French oil lamp in early twentieth century.




Israeli olive oil lamp in early 21st century.




Indonesian peanut oil lamps of the XVI-XVIII centuries.




Chinese peanut oil lamp in late nineteenth century.









French lights in late nineteenth century.




Lamps on the altar of Vietnam.

Dan Tri