LAMP HANGER 793182

Description: An incomplete copper alloy medieval lamp hanger dating to c.AD 1300 - 1400. The hanger consists of a central suspension loop on a long stem with three triangular arms projecting from it. There is a small incomplete loop at the bottom of the stem, just below the arms. The three arms attached to the central stem are incomplete due to old breaks. The arms measure 17.92mm, 6.50mm and 5.53mm in length respectively. The height is 31.32mm, the width 28.57mm and it weighs 7.56g.The hanger has a green patina overall. See Egan (1998) p 131, no. 357.
Date: 1300 - 1400

Object type: LAMP HANGER

Last import: August 15, 2017
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