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Roman pottery candlestick
Only the upper portion of this candlestick survives. The candlestick has a bowl-like holder with a socket in the centre for holding the candle. Decorated with raised circumferential ridges.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
54.389A/15.3
Find Information
Site Name: Bear House Field, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954
Notes: field adjoins the south-west side of the legionary fortress : 'A' material is from the culvert. From the Civil Settlement.
Acquisition
Collected officially, 12/10/1954
Measurements
(): diameter / mm:75 (at top, deduced)
(): diameter / mm:36 (at base)
(): height / mm:66
(): maximum width / mm:70
(): width / mm
Material
pottery
Location
Caerleon: Case 16 Furniture and Fittings
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