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Description: | The base of a cast copper alloy candle holder of probable medieval date (1300 ?? 1500). The holder is circular in plan and cylindrical in profile. It is cast in one piece, with a central dome surrounded by a circular concave gulley and raised rim. The underside of the holder is concave with a central raised perforation. The hole in the centre of the candle holder is circular in plan with a diameter of 15.3mm. The candle holder measures 78.1mm diameter, stands 23.4mm high and is 2.8mm thick. It weighs 93.8 grams.
There is very little decoration present on the candle holder. This is partially due to a large amount of damage present caused by abrasion. It seems that the central holed dome has a double band of linear lines incised around the circumference. A similar incised line can be seen around the upper rim of the upper face. This pattern is again repeated around the base of the candle holder where two sets of three incised circumferential lines are located. The underside and inner edges are plain with no decoration present.
The candle holder is a mid ?? dark green colour with a patchy and badly abraded patina. Where the patina is absent the majority of the decorative elements have been lost. There are several areas of light-green powdery corrosion present; however the majority of these are located on the underside of the candle holder. A combination of abrasion, plough damage and corrosion has resulted in one edge of the holder being lost. This has resulted in a jagged broken edge around the base. These breaks are relatively recent as a patina has not formed over the newly exposed metalwork. A number of similar candle holders have been illustrated in both Brian Reads?? ??Metal Artefacts of Antiquity?? p 114 and 125 fig 896; and in Geoff Egan??s ??The Medieval Household?? pp 138-139 fig104 and 105. All these have been dated to the medieval period. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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