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Description: | Cast copper alloy candlestick of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. Part of the moulded socket and shaft survive, the remainder lost due to an old break. It has a cylindrical socket that is circular in section and measures 12.89mm in internal diameter. The base of the socket tapers to a narrow shaft that is circular in section (5.44mm in diameter), of which 25.60mm survives. Approximately half of the way between the base of the socket and the break in the shaft is a projecting moulded disc that measures 12.50mm in diameter. The entire exterior of the candlestick is decorated with bulge-and-groove decoration.
the candlestick measures 42.68mm in total length, 14.66mm in diameter, and weighs 18.15g. Brownsword (1985: pp. 1-2) notes that candlesticks appear from the 15th century onwards, and that from the end of the 16th century there is greater elaboration of stem decoration on candlesticks. It is probable that this example is of probable late-Medieval to early Post-Medieval date, thus c. 1450-1600 AD. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Brown, Andrew | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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CANDLESTICK
An incomplete cast copper-alloy candlestick…
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