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Description: | The object is possibly a late Medieval or early Post Medieval candlestick stem. Margeson illustrates a similar example, No. 537, but this is hollow, whereas the recorded example is solid. It probably dates to between the 15th to 17th century. It is cast from copper alloy.
The stem is circular in section. Both terminals are broken, these breaks are not too recent. What maybe the upper terminal the terminal has abraded lipped edges which maybe originally the base of the socket. Below this terminal there is a horizontal semi-circular collar, below which the stem extends undecorated. The lower terminal does have a slight step out, making it wider that most of the stem. This terminal is also not a too recent break.
The surface of the stem has an abraded incomplete mid green/grey matt patina. There is recent damage on the stem where the patina has been scraped revealing the fresh metal. It weighs 77.08g. It measures 69.9mm tall, and 16.3mm diameter. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1500
1700 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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