The oil lamps on show were made from 5th century BC to before 1975 (Photo: VNA)
Many oil lamps reflect the similarities in culture between Vietnam and India as well as some European countries (Photo: VNA)
A deer-shaped oil lamp of the Dong Son culture (5th-1st centuries BC) (Photo: VNA)
A lamp in Ly-Tran Dynasties (8th-9th centuries) (Photo: VNA)
A Khmer pottery lamp which dates back to some time during the 18th-20th centuries (Photo: VNA)
Glass lamps were popular in the 20th century (Photo: VNA)
A pottery oil lamp with unique decorative patterns (Photo: VNA)
Photo: VNA
Photo: VNA
Photo: VNA
Vietnam's oil lamp through historical periods
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.
