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Description: | An incomplete and damaged cast copper-alloy candle holder of early post-medieval date. There are some slight abrasions to the rim of the cup (max. Dia.: 26.0mm). The cup is c. 35mm in length and is decorated with a pair of low circumferential ridges at the top and a single ridge just below the centre. Below the cup the stem narrows to a diameter of c. 12.5mm, at which point is a further circumferential ridge. The break to the stem is uneven. There is a large sub-triangular puncture in the bowl. The artefact is generally the dull grey colour of gunmetal, with some lighter corroded green patches in places. The candle holder would appear to be of a long-standing design, prevalent throughout the 16th century (cf. Egan 2005, 81; ref. 337). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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