Candelabrum
Reproduction
MS3859
From: Italy | Campania | Pompeii (uncertain) | Herculaneum (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS3859 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Italy | Campania | Pompeii (uncertain) | Herculaneum (uncertain) |
| Manufacture Location | Naples |
| Creator | J. Chiurazzi and Fils |
| Date Made | 1903 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Technique | Cast |
| Description | The three legs imitate human right legs. Above them is a circular plate, bearing on its center a molded base from which rises the plain rectangular shaft surmounted by two terminal busts. These seem to have each a pair of small wings and may be intended for Cupid and Psyche. The smaller adjustable shaft bears a vase-like top. |
| Height | 93 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 16 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. Chiurazzi and Fils (Foundry); subscription of John Wanamaker, 1902 |
| Other Number | 113417 - Naples Museum Number | 24256 - Field Museum Number |
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