Candlestick
Location:
Sala 016
Collection:
Medieval Romanesque Art
Candlestick of cylindrical stick, with practically a pyramidal base supported on four feet in the shape of a leg of an animal. A knot in the shape of a bulb divides the stick and, in the top, a plate is defined lightly concave, wherefrom the punch is born where the candle was going in. The enamelled decoration centers specially in the base where, in each of three parts, a lion appears inside a circular medallion flanked by two fantastic animals.
Dating:
c. 1200
Dimensions:
16,9 x 9,7 x 11,1 cm
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Acquisition:
Bequeathed by Santiago Espona, 1958
Inventory number:
065553-000