Torch-holder
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Shaped like large candlestick standing in wide saucer. Without decoration.
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Shaped like large candlestick standing in wide saucer. Without decoration.
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Title: Torch-holder
Date: 6th–4th century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions:
H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
diameter of saucer 7 1/16 in. (18 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.371
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