Candlestick base
Artist/Culture
French
Date1100s
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions6.7 × 9.2 × 9.2 cm (2 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 3 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
MarkingsWhite number painted underneath: 2218 (?)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
Object number1949.18
DescriptionZoomorphic design with animals that may be cloven-hoofed. A separate component on top, now lost, presumably supported the candle. This may have been replaced at some point, as suggested by signs of alteration in the hole by which the lost component was secured.The metal around the hole has an oddly iron-like appearance, though it does not react to a magnet.
Label TextThis candlestick base exemplifies the Romanesque delight in weaving imaginary animal shapes into the stylized curves of leaf scrolls.ProvenanceJoseph Brummer
On View
On view
Michel Witz the Younger
1530s
