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Description: | Incomplete medieval copper alloy candlestick. A socket, hexagonal externally and round internally, tapers down to an incomplete annular stem. Two apertures in the sides of the socket were probably once four, two small and round, the others long and rectangular. Damage has broken through the gaps between both pairs. Cf. an example from London (Ward Perkins 1940, fig. 55 no. 2) and NCL-D0B567. Extant height 48.9mm. Internal diameter at top 18mm. Other similar pieces on this database are dated c.1450 - c.1550. It seems more likely that hexagonally socketed examples are early in the sequence of copper alloy candlesticks (Brownsword 1985, fig. 1) and a date within the 15th century is preferred.Field BUN | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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