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Description: | Cast copper alloy candle holder in the shape of a standing dog. The dog is complete and is standing on a circular base which is hollow in the centre. In it's back is a circular hole which would have been where the candle stick would have gone. The dog has a height of 39mm, has a collar around it's neck and a short tail. Animal form candle holders were in vogue in the Late Medieval period. One in the shape of a stag was found in London at a site which was dated to c.1150-1270 from pottery layers (Egan; 1998; 147-8). However Roman items similar to this one have been discovered in England, a pewter candlestick depicting a stag from Bath and also a sceptre terminal with a dog from Caister on Sea. The sceptre terminal is very similar in the design and style of the dog to this find. The stag candlestick is not much different from the Medieval example found in London.This is a difficult object to date as it seems to have been a style which ran from the Roman through to the Medieval period. It is therefore best to say that it could be from either period as it is an unstratified find.
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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