Lamp Stand / "Koriya-Baithak"

It is a lamp stand called Koriya Baithak. It is in the shape of a bowl which is covered from upper part having four holes in it for keeping small clay lamps or diya. It is decorated with various kinds of patterns including criss-cross lines, hatched lines, thick and circular lines, dots and floral motifs. This is made by both the wheel turned and hand modeling which first sun dried then it is painted and fired. It is used as lamp stand.