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

bronze

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

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