Candlestick
1922.01.0191
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Candlestick (1922.01.0191) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Byzantine Empire, 500 – 600 CE |
| Culture | Byzantine |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 16.0 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 7.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 3.3 cm |
| Weight | 576 g |
| Measuring Remarks | The third dimension corresponds to the thickness of the leg. |
| Materials | Metal--Bronze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Cast, Forging |
| Munsell Color Information | Greenish black (n 2.75/5.5% R) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Malcove Collection, NY, pub. in George Ostrogorsky, History of the Byzantine State (New Brunswick, NJ, 1969) |
| Bibliography | _A Guide to the Greek Coin Reproductions from the British Museum that are in the World Heritage Museum Collection_ NOTE: The "Guide" was compiled from information taken from: Hill, G.F. _A Guide to the Principal Coins of the Greeks from Circ. 700 B.C. to A.D. 270, Based on the Work of Barclay V. Head_. University Press, Oxford,j 1965. Head, Barclay V. _A Guide to the Principal Gold and Silver Coins of the Ancients from B.C. 700 to A.D. 1_. Oxford University Press, London, 1895. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |