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Double Candle Holder

about 1400
Object PlaceGermany
Medium/TechniqueLeaded bronze (62.1% copper, 22% lead, 12.4% tin, 3.5% antimony, trace of zinc)
Dimensions18.6 x 9.3 x 9.9 cm (7 5/16 x 3 11/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Class of the Museum of Fine Arts, Mrs. Arthur L.Devens, Chairman
Accession number56.1223
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ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceCollection of Principe Trivulzio, Milan. By 1956, Piero Tozzi, Florence and New York; 1956, sold by Tozzi to the MFA for $650. (Accession Date: December 13, 1956)
14th century
second half of 15th century (?)
second half of 12th century
5th–6th century
late 13th–14th century
7th - 9th century
12th century
11th century
10th–11th century
mid 6th–7th century