Candle holder in the form of a cockerel

Details

• Title

  Candle holder in the form of a cockerel

• Associated place

  Europe › Italy › Umbria › Perugia › Perugia (find spot)

• Date

  4th - 7th century (AD 301 - 700)

• Material and technique

  copper alloy

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy

• Object type

  container › holder › candle-holder

• Dimensions

  3.9 cm (length)
  2.21 cm (width)
  6.5 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, from the collection of Sir John Evans, 1927.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 30 | Mediterranean World

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1927.6458

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