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Etruscan

Candelabrum, 399-300 BCE

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Description

Maker

Culture

Etruscan

Title

Candelabrum

Year

399-300 BCE

Medium

bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Height: 93.8 cm (36 15/16 inches)

Type

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

31.364

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

When in use, this candelabrum would have had a candle attached to each of the four prongs. The stand was most likely made in several parts, each solid-cast by lost-wax method and then soldered together. In ancient times, this candelabrum would have featured a ecorative bronze finial, either a small statuette or a pair of figures, at the center of the four rongs. Although many types of such figures are known, athletes and warriors seem to have been the most popular subjects. The inside of the saucer bears an inscription in Etruscan dedicating it to the deity Lurs, about whom little is known.

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