Candlestick with three-sided base, decorated with dragon heads and human figures in the middle of tendrils. In the ornament on the three sides of the foot there is a dragon head in the middle, from which the tendrils ornament sprouts, in which there is a figure on every corner. included. The three-sided base originally formed the basis of a candlestick, which at the top consisted of a nodus, fat trap and candle pin. These were probably replaced in the fifteenth century or later by a round stem with two knots and an almost cylindrical candleholder with two openings in the form of upright rectangles. The trunk is soldered with tin at the bottom of the foot., anonymous, West-Duitsland, c. 1200 - c. 1300 and/or c. 1400 - c. 1500, copper alloy, founding, h 18 cm × l 10.5 cm × w 9 cm
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Candlestick, three-sided base, decorated, dragon heads, human figures, middle, tendrils, ornament, three sides, foot, dragon head, tendrils ornament sprouts, figure, every corner, included, three-sided base originally formed, basis, candlestick, top consisted, nodus, fat trap, candle pin, replaced, fifteenth century, later, round stem, two knots, almost cylindrical candleholder, two openings, form, upright rectangles, trunk, soldered, tin, bottom, West-Duitsland, c, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, copper alloy, founding
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