Candelabrum

66-7-1

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 66-7-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Description

Considered fake, imitating Etruscan, Greek and Egyptian.

A. Candelabrum proper. B Satyr finials. A has 3 feet in from of swans w/ outstretched wings each resting on a spool. Base above is truncated conical with 6 Egyptianizing figures of women set at intervals. Standing on base is a satyr w/kantharos in right hand, supporting a wineskin on head with left. Above satyr is a vertically grooved shaft which supports the top which had originally 4, now 3 candleholders. A second satyr, B, was originally attached to the center, standing on a spool; 1. foot forward, both arms extended from elbows.

Height 117 cm
Length 17 cm
Width 17 cm
Credit Line Gift of Philip T. Sharples, 1966

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