Pricket Candlestick with Fantastic Creatures

ca. 1150–75, with later restoration

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

Three hybrid winged creatures emerge from abstract feet to form these candlesticks. Their appearance suggests that the artist intended to symbolize the ability of light to chase away the powers of darkness.

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Title: Pricket Candlestick with Fantastic Creatures
Date: ca. 1150–75, with later restoration
Geography: Made in Meuse Valley, South Netherlands
Culture: South Netherlandish
Medium: Gilt copper alloy, rock crystal
Dimensions: Overall: 8 9/16 x 4 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. (21.8 x 10.8 x 11.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1950
Object Number: 50.22.2
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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