Polycandelon frame

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Polycandelon frame

Description

A circular polycandelon (candle/ oil lamp holder) frame with six apertures in an outer ring which originally would have held small oil lamps. Made of bronze (?). It is suspended from three chains. The ring has a circle and cross decoration. Byzantine origin.

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