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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy candle holder or candlestick of late Medieval to early Post-Medieval date. The arms of the branched double-socket of the candlestick survives intact, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. At the base of the arms is a cylindrical collar with central circular aperture (11.7mm internal diameter) and raised collars at top and bottom. This would have been attached to the candlestick between stem and spike/pricket. Two symmetrical arms branch from the top of both sides of the socket. These are lozenge shaped in section extending diagonally upwards to a sharp shoulder, curving upwards and inwards before extending back outwards again towards horizontal terminals. The terminals themselves are rounded though abrasion. Originally these would have held in place separately cast sockets to accommodate the candles. The entire object has a dark greyish green patina, with traces of corrosion in places. Similar examples of 'Branched double-socket type' candlesticks are illustrated by Brownsword (1985: Fig. 3) and probably dates to the late-15th to early-16th centuries AD. Further parallels can be seen in Michaelis (1978, 32 fig 11) which are dated slightly earlier to the 14th century.The candlestick fragment measures 31.4mm high, 39.1mm width is 19.5mm thick. The arms measure 12mm wide, 6.4mm width and the internal diameter of the socket measures 11.7mm. It weighs 28.58 grams.
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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