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Description: | A late Medieval or early Post Medieval cast copper alloy candle holder. The cup and ring remain but are detached from the saucer.The cup is hexagonal in cross section and tapers in width and thickness from the top to the base. Through it runs a slightly off centre circular socket which becomes more oval in section towards the open base. On two opposing faces of the cup are rectangular open slots with an open circle above for adjusting the candles height; the slots are have slightly irregular edges which have not been cleaned of the casting flashes; one has been abraded through. Below the upper rim, which appears complete and flares outwards slightly, is a raised collar. There is a second collar at the base.Attached to the base of the cup, springing from the sides of the collar and base, is an integral vertical ring. At the base of the ring is a thickened rectangular pad from which projects a small circular sectioned rivet to attach it to the saucer.Egan (2005, 80; ref. 335) illustrates a seemingly identical holder and shows a further parallel complete with saucer. He suggests both date to the late 15th to early 16th century. Other examples on this database of complete or near-complete cups include: WILT-5F2706, LVPL-1CDB84, LVPL-32BF87, LEIC-7D0584, LVPL301, NLM-06E1F3, SUSS-618380, KENT-1FE9A5, SUR-3469F0, SOM-9E5733.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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