By candlelight

Foto: AMHMiddle Ages

Hamburg Archaeological Museum
Hamburg, Germany

For centuries, lamps filled with oil or wax candles only provided a little light in the darkness. This bronze candlestick come from the medieval town centre of Harburg, around Schlossstrasse. It were probably produced around 1250 at a local bronze foundry.

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Title: By candlelight
Creator: Foto: AMH
Date: Middle Ages
Location: Hamburg-Harburg
Provenance: Archäologisches Museum Hamburg Stadtmuseum Harburg|Helms-Museum
Type: Candelabra
Medium: Bronze, Bronze

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